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2022–present

Volnovakha filtration site

Also known as: Волноваха, Volnovakha

Ukraine2022–?Data quality: highVerified by UN/satellite

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Documentation purpose.This catalogue indexes detention sites attributed to the Russian Federation's military or occupation administration in Ukraine since 2022, as reported by named international monitoring bodies (UN OHCHR, Yale Humanitarian Research Lab) and Ukrainian NGOs (Media Initiative for Human Rights, Centre for Civil Liberties). Each entry carries its verification status and source attribution. Allegations are not adjudications.

About

Volnovakha district, Russian-occupied Donetsk region, documented by Yale Conflict Observatory as a location with filtration-related infrastructure. Satellite imagery and open-source corroboration indicate it served as a transit and screening point. Civilians from Mariupol corridor passages reported processing in this area.

Camp system

filtration

Location

47.5986, 37.4987 — view on OpenStreetMap

Primary sources