More than 80 Ukrainians are being illegally held in Russian prisons, according to Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Liudmyla Denisova, who recalled that on Jan. 12 Ukraine marks Day of Ukrainian political prisoner.
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UNIAN: Ukraine ombudsperson names number of Ukrainians illegally held in Russian prisons
Participants attend a rally in support of captured Ukrainian sailors and other Ukrainian political prisoners, whose arrests in Russia and occupied Crimea are regarded as politically-motivated, according to organizers in central Kyiv on Dec. 17, 2018. The banner displays the names of captured Ukrainian sailors and reads "Remember those who are in captivity!"
