‘This is the end, guys’ The deaths of two Berdyansk teenagers followed months of harassment by Russian forces. Occupation authorities refuse to return their bodies. — Meduza
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On June 24, two 16-year-olds, Tigran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov, were killed in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Berdyansk. For months, occupation authorities had been harassing the teenagers, accusing them of being “pro-Ukrainian terrorists.” Shortly before his death, Tigran recorded a video that ends with the words “Glory to Ukraine.” The exact circumstances of the boys’ deaths are unclear; their families have not been allowed to see their bodies. This week, BBC’s Russian and Ukrainian services released an in-depth overview of what we know about the situation. Meduza summarizes their reporting.

Tigran Ohannisian and Mykyta Khanhanov were both born in 2006: Tigran in August and Mykyta on June 25. Both boys died the day before Mykyta’s 17th birthday.