Family of Hero of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak, who was tortured in Horlivka in 2014, needs help
Widow and daughter of Volodymyr Rybak, Hero of Ukraine, who was tortured for his Ukrainian flag in Horlivka, Donbas, in 2014, need help.
As informs Censor.NЕТ it was announced in Facebook by Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviychuk.
She noted: "The situation is critical, so I received consent to make it public. The family of the Hero of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak needs immediate help. They were among the first victims of Russian aggression.
Volodymyr Rybak was abducted in April 2014. It was Maundy Thursday just before Easter. Alone in front of an angry crowd, he demanded that the state flag be returned to the administrative building in Horlivka. He was severely tortured. Then, still alive, he was thrown into the river, hooked by a trailer hook over his rib. Along with him, the bodies of Kyiv student Yuriy Popravko and 25-year-old Yuriy Dyakovsky from Stryi were found.
His daughter, a schoolgirl at the time, was grieving the loss of her father. Improper treatment led to a sharp deterioration in her condition. The mother quit her job to be with her daughter all the time. They live on social benefits. The family has never publicly asked for help. All these years, they have been dealing with this misfortune alone, with only a few people knowing about the situation and supporting them. The family is desperate, so we need to act quickly.
We are looking for: a psychiatrist abroad who works with complex cases and payment for this treatment and accommodation abroad.
I would be grateful for any ideas and advice in a private messages. If you would like to support the family financially, please write to me and I will send you a personal bank account of Olena Rybak (Volodymyr's wife)."
It should be reminded that Volodymyr Rybak, a member of Horlivka City Council, was killed in his hometown in the spring of 2014.
The statement about the abduction of the deputy was registered on April 17, 2014 by the investigation department of the Horlivka city department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and entered into the Unified Register on the grounds of a criminal offense under Part 2 of Article 146 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine "Illegal deprivation of liberty or abduction of a person".
According to a witness who filed a statement, on April 17 this year, unidentified persons abducted a deputy of Horlivka City Council at around 18:00 on Peremohy Avenue in Horlivka. The witness reported that the deputy was forced into a car and driven to an unknown location by four men wearing camouflage uniforms and black balaclavas. Since the abduction, the MP's cell phone has been inactive.
According to the police, it was established that on April 17, Rybak took an active part in the rally "For United Ukraine" in front of the Horlivka City Council. After the rally, the deputy went to the city council building to meet with the mayor. He was prevented from entering the building by supporters of the so-called Donetsk Republic, with whom "he had a verbal altercation".
In the course of search operations, a video of the events that took place on April 17, 2014 in front of the Horlivka City Council building before his abduction was found on the Internet. On April 19, 2014, his body with signs of torture was found in Sloviansk district.
