WorldUkrainian woman dies in illegal Russian detention in Crimea

A Kharkiv language school said its 44-year-old co-founder, Oleksandra Kazarovytska, died while held in a Russian pretrial detention center in occupied Crimea. Russian occupation authorities said she died by suicide on Oct. 25 after three months in solitary confinement. She had been detained after correspondence with a volunteer was found on her phone.

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TThe Kyiv Independent★★★☆☆2026-11-05 17:54Original