A mother was sentenced to 17 years in a russian prison. Her son got 19. Their 61-year-old friend got 19. Their alleged crime? Being Ukrainian on occupied Ukrainian land. Valentyna and Andriy Myronenko and Serhiy Smykalov were seized in occupied Berdiansk in February 2025. They were reportedly held incommunicado for two weeks before being charged. Then came 19 months of near-total silence — until their sentences were announced. The occupation court has not even disclosed the judge’s identity or whether hearings took place. No publicly available evidence substantiates the alleged sabotage plot. This is how russia turns occupied Ukrainian territory into a prison — and resistance into a pretext for decades behind bars. #FreeUkrainianPOWs