For Anna Dudich, nothing will ever be the same again.
Her daughter, Sofia Sapega, was on board Ryanair Flight 4978 from Athens to Vilnius when the plane was forcibly diverted to the capital of Belarus.
BBC: Belarus – I’m ready to beg for help, says mother of detained woman
This screengrab taken on May 26, 2021 from an undated video made available by the "Zheltye Slivy" Telegram channel and shared on social media, shows Sofia Sapega, a 23-year-old law student and girlfriend of 26-year-old co-founder of opposition Telegram channel Nexta Roman Protasevich, testifying to the police in Minsk as both were arrested after their plane landed. - Belarus diverted a European plane to arrest an exiled dissident on May 24, sparking global fury and leading to EU leaders agreeing to cut air links with the eastern European country.
