Ukrainian hero returns home after 884 days in Russian captivity / The New Voice of Ukraine

The Azov Valley defender returns home (Photo: Facebook Район in et al. – National network of hyperlocal media)

Artur Niverchuk was captured in May 2022 during the Siege of Azov Valley. He was held in eight different Russian prisons, including the infamous maximum security prison Black dolphin Detention center in Orenburg Oblast, where he spent a year after being wrongfully sentenced to life imprisonment on his birthday on November 14, 2023.

He returned on December 27 and was greeted with applause, heartfelt cheers and songs of pride and gratitude. The crowd sang the Ukrainian national anthem and a Christmas carol. Nova Radist Stala, in his honor.

“Thank you for supporting me and coming together like this,” Niverchuk said, addressing the community that had gathered to celebrate his return.

“I love you all – you are the best.”

He was released in October 2024 as part of a prisoner exchange and is now undergoing rehabilitation after enduring horrific conditions in Russian captivity.

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