Since the beginning of the war, Russian invaders have kidnapped 1.100 residents of the Kherson region. All these Ukrainians are representatives of local authorities, deputies, clergymen, and elders of settlements. The Russians kidnapped each of them to force them to go over to the enemy side. According to the press secretary of the Kherson regional prosecutor's office, Anastasia Vesilovska, as of January 2, 2023, 474 representatives of this region are still in Russian captivity. Their whereabouts are still unknown.
The Ukrainian side opened several investigations into the case of Russian abductions of Ukrainians. Each of them will be added to the Hague case of Putin and all those involved in Russian war crimes.
