18-year-old Yuriy Popravka was one of the first Ukrainian activists to be tortured and executed during the Russian aggression in the Donbas. He died somewhere between April 17-20, 2014. “According to the official investigation, the murder of my son Yuriy, and activists Yuriy Diakovsky and Volodymyr Rybak was personally supervised by Igor “Strelkov” Girkin.” – says Yuriy’s mother today.
RFE/RL: 6th anniversary of the death of Yuriy Popravka, executed by Donbas separatists
This undated photo shows 18-year-old Yuriy Popravka. He was one of the first Ukrainian activists to be tortured and executed during the Russian aggression in the Donbas. He died in April, 2014.
