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Russia holds Dmytro Papenko in Crimean detention centre for "espionage"

Papenko was detained in Sevastopol on 1 December 2022.

Russia holds Dmytro Papenko in Crimean detention centre for "espionage"
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Russians are holding a citizen of Ukraine, Crimean Dmytro Papenko, in occupied Simferopol, the Zmina media outlet has reported, citing its own source.

"47-year-old Dmytro Papenko helped our country. He has no family and no-one to turn to for help. Ukrainians should know about him," the source said. 

Papenko was detained by the Russians in Sevastopol on 1 December 2022.

They accused him of espionage and opened criminal proceedings under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code.

Papenko is being held in Simferopol detention centre No 2.

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