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The Ukrainian women disappearing into Russian prisons

Published by NPR World By Daniel Ofman · 31 August 2026 at 00:01
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What happens when Russia arrests civilians in the Ukrainian territories it occupies? New Yorker writer Joshua Yaffa followed a group of women through the Russian prison system.

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