POLITICS● ELEVATEDOct 2 · Oct 2, 2026, 4:26 PM
A Ukrainian grandmother came to Kazakhstan to collect her grandson. Instead, she was detained at Russia’s request.
Meduza [en] · eastern europe
Ukrainian citizen Liubov Rozhanska was detained at Astana’s airport after arriving from Istanbul. She is now being held in a pretrial detention center, and a court hearing is expected within three days. Russia requested her detention through the Collective Security Treaty Organization, her lawyers told DW. Rozhanska could be extradited to Russia, where she is being investigated for child abduction.
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