Никита Афанасьев вступил в «Правый сектор», вернулся в Россию — и ФСБ превратила его жизнь в пытку

Nikita Afanasyev is the first Russian convicted of military service on the Ukrainian side. The FSB wanted to recruit him, but he refused—and received 12 years in a maximum-security prison colony. During this time, he was tortured and unsuccessfully tried to coerce him into cooperation. In 2026, Afanasyev was sentenced to another 25 years. Afanasyev told Bereg how he was ready to start a new life in Ukraine, but his decision to see his family in Russia cost him everything. The audio version of this text is available on Radio Meduza. You can read the article here: https://bereg.io/feature/2026/07/16/r... 🖤 Support our work: https://bit.ly/42nfa84 📲 Download our app with safe mode: https://bit.ly/46DDFk7 💻 "Magic link" (Meduza will open anywhere) http://bit.ly/meduzamirror ● Our social media Telegram: https://t.me/meduzalive Instagram:   / meduzapro   Twitter (X):   / meduzaproject   #russia #ukraine #FSB