Freed Donetsk religious scholar: Many in Donbas want a return to Ukraine but are afraid

Friday, December 29, 2017 - 7:42 (EET) Section: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group (Ukraine)

Renowned religious specialist and freed hostage, Ihor Kozlovskyy believes that many locals who once actively supported the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ [DPR] would now like a return to Ukrainian control, but fear that they could end up imprisoned unless an amnesty is passed. Kozlovskyy was giving his first interview since his release almost two years after he was seized in Donetsk for his pro-Ukrainian views. …read more

Source: Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group