FSB Abducts Teacher in Occupied Kherson
On August 5, Russian FSB officers abducted 52-year-old history teacher Anna Pirozhenko from the occupied village of Pervokonstantinovka in Kherson Oblast, following an anonymous tip. Her whereabouts remain unknown, and her family believes she is held in an isolation facility near Gennichesk.
Consensus
- Anna Pirozhenko, a 52-year-old history teacher, was abducted by FSB officers on August 5 in Pervokonstantinovka, Kherson Oblast.
- The abduction followed an anonymous tip and occurred after a search of her home, during which her phone and laptop were seized.
- Pirozhenko was taken in an unknown direction, and her family has not been informed of her location.
- Her relatives were told they would see her 'at least in 10 years'.
- The family suspects she is being held in an isolation facility near Gennicheske.
- Pirozhenko's husband attempted to search for her the next day and was allegedly beaten and tortured with a stun gun by security forces.
- Her husband was reportedly forced to leave the occupied territory and had his Ukrainian documents taken.
- Pirozhenko is formally charged with incitement to extremism (Article 280 of the Russian Criminal Code).
- Her family believes the case is fabricated.
- Pirozhenko previously worked as a teacher in the only school in the village and had retired in 2022 to care for her elderly parents.
- She had a prior search in 2025 with no charges filed.
- Her mother, Lidiya Pirozhenko, was born in a Nazi concentration camp during WWII and was recognized by the occupation authorities with a commemorative medal in 2025.
Points of divergence
- The FSB told relatives that the case involved espionage (Article 276) and possession of explosives (Article 222.1), and that the charges were due to a social media repost and storage of explosives. — novaya_eu
- The FSB told relatives the case involved espionage (Article 276), but noted that Pirozhenko holds Russian citizenship, making espionage charges legally inapplicable under Russian law. — tg_istories_media
- The case is being handled by Judge Alexey Pushnoy, who served in the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs' internal troops in 2014. — tg_istories_media
Coverage (2 sources)
- You will see her in at least 10 years: FSB abducted a teacher in the occupied Kherson region — Новая газета Европа
- Occupational authorities of Kherson region reported on how they care for survivors of WWII pensioners. Now FSB abducted daughter and subjected son-in-law to torture of one of them — Важные истории