{"id":72429,"date":"2025-06-18T09:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T07:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/deputat-majkl-galer-v-evroparlamente-sudba-ukraincev-nahodyashchihsya-pod-kontrolem-rossii-uzhasaet\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T17:21:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:21:11","slug":"mp-michael-gahler-in-the-european-parliament-the-fate-of-ukrainians-under-russian-control-is-appalling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanrights-online.org\/ge\/mp-michael-gahler-in-the-european-parliament-the-fate-of-ukrainians-under-russian-control-is-appalling\/","title":{"rendered":"MP Michael Gahler in the European Parliament: The fate of Ukrainians under Russian control is appalling."},"content":{"rendered":"

German<\/span> MP<\/span> Michael<\/span> Gahler addressed<\/span> the<\/span> European Parliament<\/span><\/h1>\n
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MP<\/span> Michael<\/span> Gahler<\/span> in<\/span> the European Parliament<\/span>:<\/span> The fate<\/span> of Ukrainians<\/span> under<\/span> Russian<\/span> control<\/span> is appalling<\/span>.<\/span> In the<\/span> photo<\/span> on the right<\/span>, Konstantin<\/span> Zinovkin<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

He<\/span> outlined<\/span> the problem<\/span> of Ukrainians<\/span> being<\/span> held captive<\/span> by<\/span> the Russian<\/span> Federation<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here<\/span> is an excerpt<\/span> from<\/span> his<\/span> speech<\/span>:<\/p>\n

If<\/span> we look<\/span> at<\/span> the physical<\/span> condition<\/span> of most<\/span> of the released<\/span> Ukrainians<\/span> during<\/span> the prisoner<\/span> exchange<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> then<\/span> listen<\/span> to their<\/span> stories<\/span>,<\/span> we can<\/span> conclude<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is in no<\/span> way<\/span> fulfilling<\/span> its<\/span> obligations<\/span> to<\/span> treat these<\/span> prisoners<\/span> humanely<\/span>.<\/span> Therefore<\/span>, we<\/span> must<\/span> demand<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> grant<\/span> international<\/span> Red<\/span> Cross<\/span> representatives<\/span> permanent<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> prisoner<\/span> camps<\/span> and<\/span> punish<\/span> the weapons<\/span> teams<\/span> responsible<\/span> for the<\/span> most<\/span> serious<\/span> human<\/span> rights<\/span> violations<\/span> against<\/span> prisoners<\/span> of war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even<\/span> less<\/span> attention<\/span> is paid<\/span> to the arbitrarily<\/span> arrested<\/span> civilians<\/span> in<\/span> the Russian<\/span>–occupied<\/span> zone<\/span> of Ukraine<\/span>.<\/span> It is best<\/span> to illustrate<\/span> this<\/span> with an<\/span> example<\/span>.<\/span> Here<\/span> I<\/span> mention<\/span> the<\/span> fate<\/span> of Konstantin<\/span> Zinovkin<\/span> from<\/span> Melitopol<\/span>,<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> arrested<\/span> on May<\/span> 12<\/span>, 2023<\/span>, under<\/span> the pretext<\/span> of violating<\/span> curfew<\/span>.<\/span> On June<\/span> 04<\/span>, 2023<\/span>, the family<\/span> was informed<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> had confessed<\/span> to<\/span> wanting<\/span> to blow<\/span> up a man<\/span>.<\/span> On October<\/span> 29<\/span>, 2023<\/span>, it<\/span> was shown<\/span> on<\/span> Russian<\/span> television<\/span>.<\/span> In the spring<\/span> of the<\/span> same<\/span> year<\/span>, several<\/span> court<\/span> sessions<\/span> were held<\/span> in<\/span> Rostov<\/span>.<\/span> He<\/span> should<\/span> be<\/span> released<\/span> because<\/span> he<\/span> is innocent<\/span>,<\/span> just like<\/span> thousands<\/span> of other<\/span> people<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Release<\/span> these<\/span> people<\/span>,<\/span> Mr.<\/span> Putin<\/span>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n