# Ukrainian political prisoner disappears from penal colony after interrogation, officials say

https://mins.news/en/item/21572

- TASS, 2026-08-13 19:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2172589

> Russian security officials say Ukrainian political prisoner Alexander Melnik vanished after being taken for questioning on Aug. 5. Melnik is serving a seven-year sentence for distributing Russian Red Cross humanitarian aid in the Kyiv region in 2022 and had joined a hunger strike against alleged torture at the prison.

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