Vitaly Rudenko, a judge from the Luhansk Regional Court of Appeal, was freed on July 30 after nine months held prisoner by separatists in Luhansk oblast. Rudenko was seized in October 2016, when he tried to enter military-controlled territory to attend his father’s funeral.
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Vitaly Rudenko, a judge from the Luhansk Regional Court of Appeal, was freed on July 29 after nine months of captivity.
