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

Extra Bio Info:

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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