This report examines the systematic unlawful deprivation of liberty of civilians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine in 2025 and their subsequent transfer to the Russian Federation. Based on 219 interviews conducted by the Association of Relatives of Political Prisoners of the Kremlin, the report documents patterns of arbitrary detention, incommunicado detention, torture, ill-treatment, forced transfers, and unfair trials.

Over the course of three months, the Legal Aid Service team of the Association of Relatives of Kremlin Political Prisoners handled 168 requests. The report provides a clear analysis of the most common issues raised by families of unlawfully imprisoned individuals and outlines how we provide support in each case.