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Karina Remez knew her husband — 33-year-old Dmytro Remez — had been captured in 2022 while defending Mariupol. For years, there was no confirmed information about where he was being held. Then, in early February 2025, a man contacted her claiming he had shared a cell with Dmytro and had personal information to pass on.

The initial questions soon escalated into direct blackmail. They demanded that she blow up a communications tower and provide Ukrainian military locations.

To pressure her, they forced Dmytro to speak to her on the phone. During later calls, they spoke to her themselves with sounds of torture in the background.

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Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, says this is a deliberate Russian strategy aimed at destabilizing Ukraine that has only escalated and become increasingly cruel during four years of full-scale war.

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[–] Ikon@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Holly shit this is strait evil. The whole later calls had sounds of torture in the background is chilling.

[–] Greddan@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Burn Moscow to the ground

[–] ProfThadBach@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Seriously Europe do something. I know I am a US citizen and have to room to talk about anything but our own shit show here. Stop being afraid of Russia. I know they have nukes and I am sure your intelligence agencies can tell you they are pretty much non functional. If you would just smack down Putin like was done to Hitler then Trump's asshole would tighten up and get some fear in him.