Russian occupiers detained and imprisoned 47-year-old Nova Kakhovka resident Viktoriya Ivanyuk, who had previously cooperated with the city’s occupation authorities. Nothing has been known about her fate for almost two months.
This was reported by Yevroprostir with reference to its own sources in Nova Kakhovka.
“Sometime in early December 2025 Viktoriya Ivanyuk drove in her car to Crimea. As far as we were able to find out, she took some fellow travelers – a man and a woman. Either the Russians had some questions for these people, or directly for Ivanyuk, but they grabbed her and threw her into a cellar. Her car was confiscated. For almost two months nothing has been known about Viktoriya Ivanyuk’s fate”, – said residents of Nova Kakhovka who are acquainted with the woman’s family.
Viktoriya Ivanyuk is well known in Nova Kakhovka. She was a professional bodybuilder and worked as a trainer, was the director and co‑founder of the beauty salon “Sharm”, presented herself as a dietitian and cosmetologist, and sold sports nutrition.
According to Yevroprostir’s sources, before the full-scale invasion Ivanyuk engaged in volunteer activities and held a pro‑Ukrainian position. However, after the occupation of the city she began cooperating with the occupation administration, married one of the collaborators and changed her surname.
Mentions and photos of Viktoriya Ivanyuk dated December 22, 2024 are preserved in Nova Kakhovka’s occupation Telegram channels.
In addition, according to the publication, Ivanyuk was acquainted with the former illegally appointed mayor of Nova Kakhovka Vitaliy Hura, who was removed from office after a video was published in which he swore while greeting for “Victory Day”. According to sources, they studied together at one of the local vocational schools.