Kharkiv Region: village head abducted by occupiers is released - head of Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration

Ukrayinska Pravda
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VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022, 17:45

The occupying forces have released Halyna Turbaba, the previously abducted head of the Dvorichanska hromada in the Kharkiv region.

Source: Oleh Synehubov, Head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, quoted by Interfax-Ukraine

Quote: "She is a strong woman; she is a true patriot of our state. We have talked to her. I will not disclose the details of her release, but at this moment she has already been released."

Details: At a briefing on 25 May, Sinehubov said that Turbaba is now on the territory of the community, which is temporarily occupied by the Russian Armed Forces.

Background: On 22 May, the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration reported that Halyna Turbaba had been abducted. According to him, at that time the occupiers had been holding the head of the Dvorichanska hromada for 4 days.