Svitlana Golovan spent six years in Russian captivity. She was detained in Russian-occupied Donetsk in 2019 in front of her daughters. In captivity, she was subjected to sophisticated punishments and physical and psychological abuse. "I understood: if I showed them what scared me, they would know where to strike," she told sestry.eu.
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Svitlana Golovan spent six years in Russian captivity. She was detained in Russian-occupied Donetsk in 2019 in front of her daughters. In captivity, she was subjected to sophisticated punishments and physical and psychological abuse. "I understood: if I showed them what scared me, they would know where to strike," she told sestry.eu.