The occupiers captured and tortured the world-famous athlete, instructor of international class, deputy of the district council and head of the “EU” faction Dmitry Afanasyev.
The occupiers abducted Dmitry Afanasyev, a deputy of the Ship District Council and the head of the EU faction, Ukrainian politician Sergei Khlan said on his Facebook page.
In Kherson on March 22, the Russian military abducted Dmitry Afanasyev straight from home. After the violent dispersal of a peaceful protest in the city, when the deputy tried to protect his wife, he was brutally beaten. As a result, Afanasyev's several ribs were broken. A few hours after the incident, the military searched his home. On the spot, the occupiers found the ID of the deputy of the district council and confiscated the phones of all those present. After that, the Russian military took all the men in the house with them.
The next day, the occupiers searched the house again and released one of the prisoners. He said all detainees were tortured.
Since the beginning of Russia's military action against Ukraine, Russian soldiers have abducted local officials and Ukrainian citizens several times. During this time, the Russians captured: the director of the Kherson Theater Alexander Kniga, the mayor of Staraya Zburyevka Viktor Mironyuk, the mayor of Berislav Alexander Shapovalov and many others.
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