Russian forces abducted 19 Ukrainian civilians from the village of Sopych in the Esman community, Sumy region, and transported them to Russia.
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The Russians have probably kidnapped and taken away residents of the village of Sopych in the Esman community in the Sumy region. We are talking about 19 Ukrainian citizens.
According to the information, they initially lost contact with them, and later their interviews appeared on a Russian channel.
Such actions are a clear violation of international humanitarian law — the forced deportation of civilians and a gross disregard for the laws and customs of war.
19 residents of the village of Sopych in the Esman hromada in Sumy Oblast were likely abducted and taken to Russia
Contact with the village residents was first lost and later their interviews appeared on one of the Russian TV channels
The forced deportation of civilians is a violation of international humanitarian law and the laws and customs of war
Russian occupiers abducted 19 residents of Sopich village and took them to Russia
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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:49:10.300Z
Source story: 4098696-russians-abduct-19-residents-of-village-of-sopych-in-sumy-region