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Governor: Russian forces have kidnapped 309 people in Kherson Oblast since Feb. 24

by The Kyiv Independent news desk September 1, 2022 3:29 PM 1 min read
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According to Yaroslav Yanushevych, 185 of them still remain in Russian captivity. Most of the southern Kherson Oblast was occupied in the early days of Russia's all-out war. Ukraine has been liberating settlements in the oblast since the beginning of its large-scale counteroffensive in the south on Aug. 29.

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