Since 2022, we have interviewed 196 witnesses to enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and crimes against civilians. We have identified 203 civilians who were arbitrarily detained by representatives of the Russian Federation or groups controlled by the aggressor country, of whom 18 were identified during the processing of testimonies in July 2024.

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.