Russia is illegally detaining 180 Ukrainian political prisoners, including 116 Crimean Tatars. Two prisoners (Kostiantyn Shyrinh and Dzhemil Hafarov) died while in custody due to lack of medical assistance.
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Russia is illegally detaining 180 Ukrainian political prisoners, including 116 Crimean Tatars
Two political prisoners, Kostiantyn Shyrinh and Dzhemil Hafarov, died in custody due to lack of medical assistance
Russian FSS detained two Sevastopol residents (born 1979 and 1995) for allegedly recruiting as agents to provide data on Russian military facilities.
One suspect transmitted location data of Ministry of Defense objects via email; the other confirmed intent to cooperate but did not transfer data.
A criminal case was initiated under Art. 275 and Art. 275.1 of the Russian Criminal Code, and suspects were remanded in custody for two months.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:01:56.266Z
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