On November 26, a father and son, Anatoliy and Oleksandr Prokopchuk, were found murdered in the forest near Nova Kakhovka in the left-bank Kherson region. Shortly before that, on November 22, they were abducted by the Russian military. Anatoly was a deacon of the local Church of Evangelical Faith Christians.
The friends of the victims told this to the Investigative Journalism Center.
Immediately after the disappearance of the father and son, relatives and friends posted ads on social networks about their search. It stated that at about 19:00 on November 22, Anatoliy and Oleksandr Prokopchuk, who were working in their garage, were taken by the Russian military in the direction of the neighboring village of Rayske by their friend's car - a silver Honda Odyssey. What the Russian invaders wanted from the Prokopchuks is unknown.
"On November 27, their relatives informed us that Anatoly and Sasha were found shot in the forest near the city the day before. The car disappeared, " said friends of the victims.
According to the reports of the victims' friends, their bodies were found with traces of brutal torture, mutilated beyond recognition.
Anatoly Prokopchuk, born in 1970, was the father of seven children – a daughter and six sons, including one minor.
His deceased son Oleksandr was 19 years old.
The victims will be buried on November 29.