On evening away from 21 Sep, a small grouping of equipped and you may masked men in Russian otherwise DPR armed forces clothing arrived at this new Ponomaryovs’ household from inside the cars no matter plates. « Viewing new army car in the place of number, neighbours visited emerge on the road to determine exactly what had occurred, » local Baptists noted on step 3 Oct. « Even so they had been bought to go back home and never to come out. »

This new equipped dudes remained from the Ponomaryovs’ household for about a few . 5 circumstances. Right now it actually was dark, however, « brand new neighbors distinctly read groans and you will cries » while the disguised men took Leonid and Tatyana away « into the an unknown recommendations », local Baptists told you. (suite…)