Additional Name(s): Sergey Karpenko, Сергія Карпенка

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/12/2022

Date of Release: January//2023

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Disappeared

Reason for Persecution: Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Unknown

Serhiy Karpenko

Extra Bio Info:

Serhiy Karpenko was disappeared for his religious leadership role.

On December 12, 2022, Russian soldiers detained Karpenko, pastor of the Vefil (Bethel) Protestant Church in Berdyansk, Ukraine, after searching the church and allegedly finding "Ukrainian symbols."

In January 2023, Karpenko was released.

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