BREAKING — UKRAINIAN REFUGEE FACING DEPORTATION

Political prisoner and Ukrainian refugee Yan Zakharin has announced that he has received clearance to be deported back to Ukraine, with his deportation reportedly scheduled for Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

Yan, 21, fled Ukraine for Australia at the age of 17 following the outbreak of the war.

After mainstream media outlets published footage of the NSN Camp Sovereignty incident, Yan was identified as an attendee. He was arrested on 2 September 2025 and later transferred into immigration detention on 24 December 2025, following the cancellation of his Australian visa by then-Immigration Minister Tony Burke.

Yan spent approximately seven months in immigration detention. During this period, he alleges that he was subjected to humiliation, violence, abuse and poor living conditions.

Yan is now reportedly facing removal to Ukraine on 12 August 2026.