In this MFRR interview, Ukrainian journalist Vladyslav Yesypenko recounts more than four years in Russian captivity in occupied Crimea, and the day he was released on 20 June 2025. He describes being detained by Russia’s FSB in March 2021, the staged “evidence” used to justify his arrest, and the torture used to force a confession. … Continue reading Vladyslav Yesypenko on Russian Captivity, Torture, and the Fight to Free Imprisoned Journalists