The research analyzes challenges faced by Ukrainian civilian citizens who were illegally deprived of personal freedom due to Russian armed aggression, in establishing this fact to obtain social and legal protection.

This analytical review for April 2026 examines 16 testimonies concerning unlawful deprivation of liberty, enforced disappearance, torture, unlawful transfer, filtration, deportation and politically motivated persecution. The documented cases show recurring patterns of detention without legal grounds, concealment of whereabouts, violence, coercion, threats against relatives and prosecution by Russian or occupation structures. The findings bear indications of war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.