"They Put a Bag Over Her Head and Shoved Her Into the Car": How the Russians Kidnapped Kherson Student Anya Yeltsova and Forced Her to Testify Against Herself

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Anya Yeltsova, a Ukrainian language teacher from Mariupol, refused to cooperate with Russian occupation authorities and continued to promote Ukrainian identity despite the risks. She was detained and psychologically pressured by Russian forces for her activism. Her account reveals how language and culture are targets of suppression and how educators have become frontline defenders of national identity under occupation. Her story is a testament to resilience in the face of repressive state control.

Read the full article in Signal to Resist (Ukraine) here.