# Ukrainian grandmother released in Kazakhstan after Russia sought her arrest on kidnapping charges

https://mins.news/en/item/92827

- Meduza, 2026-10-09 09:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/ukrainian-grandmother-released-after-russia-had-her-arrested-in-kazakhstan-on-kidnapping-charges-she-d-traveled-there-to-retrieve-her-grandson

> Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska has been released from detention in Kazakhstan, her lawyer said. Her detention period had expired without a pretrial restriction being imposed, and she later left for Odesa. She had traveled to Kazakhstan to retrieve her grandson; Russia sought her arrest on suspicion of attempted kidnapping.