Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, Moscow and its proxies have put dozens of Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar political prisoners behind bars. However, there are many other people in Russian prisons who have been incarcerated for their unwillingness to bow down to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.
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Crimean resident and Kremlin political prisoner Volodymyr Balukh in court. In retaliation for his pro-Ukraine stance, Balukh was arrested in December 2017 for alleged storing of ammunition.
