Ukrainian woman detained in Astana at Russia’s request
Place: Astana, KazakhstanRegion: Other regions of Russiaautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
There are no materials from the Russian group in the roundup. Ukrainian publications and Kyiv Independent report that Rozhanska was detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request; Ukrainian sources write that she was traveling to get her grandson, while an independent source уточifies that he was to be returned to his father in Odesa. According to Lubinets, a criminal case against Rozhanska was opened in 2023; Kyiv Independent describes a family dispute dating back to 2021 and reports that in 2023 Rozhanska was named a suspected organizer of the abduction. Only the independent publication gives the grandson’s age, details of the detentions in Kaliningrad, and the theory of possible mediation by the CSTO.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary RBC-Ukraine and Suspilne report that Lyubov Rozhanska, who had come to get her grandson, was detained in Kazakhstan at Russia’s request. According to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, the woman intended to return the child to Ukraine, and Russia is seeking her extradition in connection with a criminal case opened in 2023. Lubinets also said that Rozhanska may have been lured to Kazakhstan by deception, and appealed to the Kazakh ombudsman to prevent her extradition.
“У Казахстані за запитом Росії затримали українку Любов Рожанську, яка приїхала за своїм онуком.”
“За його словами, Росія порушила проти Рожанської кримінальну справу ще у 2023 році й наразі домагається її видачі.”
- У Казахстані затримали українку за запитом Росії, - Лубінець — RBC-Ukraine, 3 October, 11:00
- Їхала забрати онука до Одеси: у Казахстані за запитом РФ затримали українку — Suspilne, 4 October, 17:03
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent reports that Kazakh authorities detained Lyubov Rozhanska at Astana airport at the request of Russian authorities; according to her lawyer, she had come to collect her eight-year-old grandson and return him to his father in Odesa. The outlet cites the lawyer as saying that negotiations on the child’s return may have taken place under the control of the FSB, and reports on an earlier case in Kaliningrad, where Rozhanska was named a suspected organizer of the abduction. The lawyer also said that Russia’s extradition request, in his opinion, could lead to a Ukrainian citizen being extradited from Kazakhstan for the first time since the start of the full-scale invasion.
“Kazakh authorities detained Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska at Astana airport at the request of Russian authorities, her lawyer, Alexei Pryanishnikov, told The Insider, an independent Russian investigative outlet, on Oct. 2.”
- Ukrainian woman detained in Kazakhstan after alleged FSB trap over grandson's return — Kyiv Independent, 3 October, 11:46
Confirmation
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