"Larisa Shevandin conducted her own research into the circumstances of her husband's disappearance, during which time she also founded the Ukraine advocacy organization, Return Home. She says her husband's case was the subject of discussion at the UN's Committee on Enforced Disappearances."
"Oleh Shevandin's arrest was one of the first reported in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. His name is on the list for a possible prisoner exchange but he has not been heard from, lacks legal representation and is being held without formal charges."
"Eleven years in a Russian prison is a long time. They say every day is hell but then you have to multiply that by 365, and then by another 11."
"Most Ukrainian civilians currently held prisoner by Russia and there are many share a similar fate. Tens of thousands simply disappeared at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion."
Oleh Shevandin, an athlete and martial arts association president, was abducted in May 2015 in Debaltseve, Ukraine. His wife, Larisa, has not seen him since. Eyewitnesses reported masked men forcibly taking him from his car. Larisa founded the advocacy organization Return Home and has sought help from the UN, which lacks direct influence. Oleh's case exemplifies the plight of many Ukrainian civilians who have disappeared, with estimates of at least 16,000 non-combatants imprisoned by Russia during the invasion.
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