Additional Name(s): Артур Кожевніков

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: April/9/2022

Date of Release: May//2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Disappeared

Reason for Persecution: Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Artur Kozhevnikov

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Artur Kozhevnikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On April 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Kozhevnikov, the chairman of the Council of the German Evangelical Lutheran Community, in Russian-occupied Berdyansk, Ukraine.

in May 2022, Kozhevnikov was released.

Kozhevnikov reportedly suffers from unspecified heart problems.

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Additional Name(s): Михайл Рєзніков

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: March/9/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Disappeared

Reason for Persecution: Humanitarian Work & Charitable Activities Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Mykhailo Reznikov

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Mykhailo Reznikov was disappeared in relation to his religious leadership role.

On March 9, 2022, Russian military forces detained Reznikov, a Baptist pastor, in Russian-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine, reportedly as he was searching for food for his church community.

On an unspecified date, Reznikov was released. In April 2022, a video of Reznikov discussing his arrest was posted on YouTube.

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Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: September/21/2022

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Disappeared

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Tatyana Ponomaryov

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Tatyana Ponomaryov was disappeared for her religious beliefs and activity.

On September 21, 2022, armed men in military uniform abducted Ponomaryov and her husband, a Baptist pastor, from their home in Russian-occupied Mariupol, Ukraine. Previously, Russian officials had reportedly claimed that the two had been involved in “extremist activity,” and military personnel searched and closed Ponomaryov’s church.

On October 21, 2022, the Ponomaryovs were released.

Related Cases: Leonid Ponomaryov

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