Wadym Holda, Maksym Petrow and Dmytro Schabanow* have been Russia for three years. They are Ukrainian citizens, not soldiers – they are not really civilians either, as Russia has dragged on for thousands. They were many more employees of the OSCE observer mission who worked in Ukraine until March 31, 2022 and had the order until then to observe the military situation on the front line – with diplomatic protection. Actually.