Ukrainian prosecutors detail beating injuries that killed mayor who refused to collaborate with Russian occupiers
Yevhen Matvieiev was abducted at a checkpoint in March 2022 and spent two years and 8 months in Russian captivity.
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Russia stages prisoner inspections by concealing tortured Ukrainian POWs, OSCE experts reveal
The independent expert mission concluded that Russian authorities deliberately hide evidence of torture by showing international monitors only prisoners in relatively good physical condition, while over 90% of returning POWs report abuse in captivity.
BBC: Ukrainian civilian freed after years in Russian captivity — his story is one of beatings, starvation, and survival
Journalist Dmytro Khyliuk spent three and a half years in captivity without charges before finally returning home in a rare swap.
Ukraine reveals name of main torturer of journalist Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian detention center
Alexander Shtuda, the Russian detention chief, is now charged with overseeing the savage abuse that led to Victoria Roshchyna’s death.
Zelenskyy honors Ukrainian teenagers who recorded farewell video before being executed by Russians in Berdiansk
“This is death. Guys, goodbye."
“He said we deserve genocide”: Journalists unmask Russian “Dr. Evil” torturer of Ukrainian POWs
A stunning investigation by Radio Free Europe identifies Illia Sorokin, a Russian prison medic who brutalized captured Ukrainian soldiers with electric shocks, rubber batons, and degrading humiliation.
High blood pressure, rash of unknown origin ravages Crimean journalist in Russian jail — medical care still denied
His wife’s visit reveals the growing physical torment concealed behind prison walls.
AP: Ukrainian POW Serhii Hryhoriev died in Russian prison—he is one of over 200
The tragic toll highlights abuse and neglect in Russian detention facilities, according to Ukrainian and international reports.
EU sanctions 25 individuals and 7 entities linked to Lukashenka regime in Belarus
Those targeted are responsible for electoral manipulation, human rights violations, internal repression, and providing military assistance to Russia in its offensive against Ukraine.
Over 10,000 human rights violations documented in occupied Crimea since 2017
From 2017 to 2024, 10,018 human rights violations have been recorded in Crimea, with nearly 7,000 involving Crimean Tatars, as Russia continues its crackdown on dissent.
Russian soldier charged with month-long captivity and rape of Ukrainian woman
Ukrainian prosecutors have identified a 37-year-old Russian serviceman suspected of kidnapping and sexually abusing a Ukrainian woman during the Kherson occupation. Authorities say the victim endured over a month of captivity, facing "systematic rape" and brutal punishment for disobedience.
Ukraine calls on Red Cross to help return bodies of teens allegedly killed by Russians
Ukraine's human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets demanded intervention from the International Committee of the Red Cross in the case of two Ukrainian teenagers allegedly killed by Russian forces in 2023, and their bodies still not returned to their families.
Starvation, beatings, nails ripped out: Russia systematically tortures Ukrainian POWs till death
Death certificates of Ukrainian defenders whose bodies were returned from Russian captivity usually state tuberculosis or heart attack as a cause of death; however, their bodies show visible signs of torture and starvation, and witness accounts of cellmates who survived Russian captivity prove inhumane treatment and humiliation.
Russian occupiers in Berdiansk plan secret burial of murdered Ukrainian teenagers
Russian occupation authorities of Berdiansk, consistently denied families access to the bodies of the teenagers, who were killed in 2023 by Russian occupiers, and now plan to bury them without their relatives knowing where and when, according to the Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR).
Ukraine proves decade-long pattern of Russian human rights abuses in occupied Crimea
The European Court of Human Rights validated Ukraine's assertions of systematic human rights violations committed by Russia against Ukrainian citizens in Crimea, effectively dismissing Russia's narrative of Crimea's "voluntary" accession, as the court acknowledged evidence of forced citizenship changes, unlawful detentions, and the illegal imposition of Russian legislation.
Russia uses Crimean camp where children are taught to hate West as shield from Ukrainian strikes
Russian authorities plan to install an electronic warfare system at the "Artek" children's camp in Russian-occupied Crimea, potentially using the thousands of children indoctrinated with anti-Ukraine and anti-Western propaganda there as human shields against Ukrainian strikes targeting the illegal military infrastructure on the peninsula.
Georgians protest against Russian influence and “foreign agent” bill ahead of final voting
More than 50,000 demonstrators flooded the streets of Tbilisi on May 11, opposing the "foreign agent" bill that could curtail freedom of speech and bolster Russian influence in Georgia.
![A woman with a sign saying "Olenivka = Osvencimas [Auschwitz]" during a protest about Ukrainian POWs killed Russian colony.](https://euromaidanpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Azovstla6-1-scaled.jpg)
Relatives of Olenivka terror attack victims name three demands to international community
The return of all wounded defenders from the Olenivka attack, proper honoring of the killed heroes, and an international investigation into the terror attack remain unresolved issues.
“Impunity has become a part of Russian culture,” Nobel Peace Prize laureate says
People who committed crimes with their own hands should not hide behind the abstract Putin, says the head…
ECHR orders Russia to stop attacking civilians, schools, and hospitals in Ukraine
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has reiterated its unprecedented interim measures on ‘Ukraine v. Russia’, which…