Birthdays are typically lavish affairs in Ukraine. But not for Volodymyr Balukh, who will spend his third birthday in prison for the simple act of displaying a Ukrainian flag in Crimea.
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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.