"Ukrainian Policewoman Freed After Two Years of Captivity and Abuse"

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"Ukrainian Policewoman Freed After Two Years of Captivity and Abuse"
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A 24-year-old Ukrainian policewoman, Maryana Checheliuk, has returned home after two years of severe mistreatment in Russian captivity. Captured during the siege of Mariupol's Azovstal steel works, she endured starvation, beatings, and abuse. Her health deteriorated significantly during her imprisonment. She was released in a prisoner exchange and reunited with her family, who had been anxiously awaiting her return.

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