Russia illegally detains more than 16,000 Ukrainian citizens. They were spread over about 300 places of detention - from basements and garages in the occupied territories to Russian colonies thousands of kilometers from home.
You can take a photo even because of a picture with the flag of Ukraine on your phone. And not being able to contact relatives or get help from a lawyer for years.
"The Russians persecute people because of their opinions - in analogy to George Orwell's novel from 1984," explains lawyer Andrey Yakovlev.
Why is it so difficult to return citizens home and how Russia uses them as a pressure tool - read in LIGA. net.
Collage: Oleksandr Karamchanin / LIGA. net.