“We began thinking the way they wanted us to,” Ukrainian POW recounts Russia’s Taganrog prison
"Maybe this hurts you, but truth must not stay silent," he said.
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Only 2 Russians convicted for 273 Ukrainian POW executions in growing war crimes crisis
Russian officers explicitly instruct troops to "shoot prisoners on the spot."
“Chinese citizens should know they are being lied to,” Russian POW reveals Kremlin’s foreign fighter scam
Foreign recruits promised rear positions find death in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast trenches.
Some of these defenders were just 21 when captured in Mariupol—three years later they step back onto Ukrainian soil
One was guarding Chornobyl. Another fought in Sumy.
Russia just released 390 POWs. Here’s why that doesn’t mean peace is coming
Every freed prisoner is a victory worth celebrating. Every prisoner exchange that gets mistaken for a peace breakthrough is a victory for Putin's playbook.
Australia condemns 13-year Russian sentence for Oscar Jenkins in occupied Luhansk after fighting for Ukraine
Russia’s court convicted the Ukrainian Army's soldier of "mercenary activity", sentencing him to a maximum-security penal colony.
Five Ukrainian children rescued from Russian occupation under Qatar mediation
Children, aged 1.5 to 18, escaped Russian occupation through efforts by Ukraine's ombudsman and Qatar; one reunited with their freed POW mother.
“You torture Russians, too” UN says, as skeletal Ukrainian prisoners of war return from captivity
While Ukraine grants UN monitors full access to its POW facilities, Russian detention centers remain completely closed to outside observers. The condition of returning Ukrainian prisoners—marked by visible signs of torture and neglect—underscores mounting allegations of war crimes.
HUR: Kyiv frees 1,358 Ukrainians from Russian captivity in 2024
Ukraine's intelligence service reports unprecedented success in prisoner exchanges with Russia, securing the release of 356 more captives than in 2023 while expanding support programs for returned citizens.
Russians shot 5 Ukrainian prisoners, ombudsman says
Russian forces have executed five more Ukrainian prisoners of war, bringing the 2024 toll to nearly double that of the previous two years combined, Ukraine's human rights commissioner reports.
Ombudsman Lubinets: Russia executed 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024
The Office of the Prosecutor General reports a monthly increase in executed prisoners, with October and November accounting for a third of 2024's documented cases.
Ukrainian intel: Russian forces executed five captured Ukrainian soldiers near Vuhledar
Ukrainian officials note that the number of executions of Ukrainian POWs is increasing in the last few months of 2024.
Ukraine gets back over 500 war dead from Russia as questions mount over exchange
Pro-Kremlin media claims Russia returned the remains of 62 Ukrainian POWs allegedly aboard the Il-76 military transport plane that crashed in Belgorod in January.
Ukraine captures sole survivor of Russian assault – an Egyptian IT student
Ukrainian forces in Donetsk Oblast capture an Egyptian IT student who, after receiving a Russian passport, Russia conscripted and deployed to the front.
VoA: Ukraine doubles down on psychological warfare against North Korean troops
Kyiv expands psychological warfare campaign targeting Pyongyang troops with surrender messages, as Seoul enhances intelligence cooperation with Ukrainian forces.
UN: Sexual violence against Ukrainian male detainees widespread in Russian custody
A new UN report reveals Russian authorities implemented systematic torture as state policy in detention facilities holding Ukrainian civilians and POWs.
ISW: Kursk incursion speeds up Ukraine-Russia POW swaps
Four major prisoner swaps occurred within just 2.5 months following Ukraine's Kursk operation.
Russians kill Ukrainian POWs “more frequently,” Kyiv appeals for international action
In the latest incident, nine Ukrainian POWs were allegedly executed by Russian forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast.
Russian soldiers execute 3 surrendering Ukrainians, reports Azov Brigade
The incident reportedly took place near the town of New York in Donetsk Oblast, captured by Russians in August.
Russia kills 177 Ukrainian POWs in captivity
Despite approximately 3,600 POWs and deported citizens being exchanged and returned, thousands still remain unaccounted for, with fears that the true death toll could be significantly higher due to the lack of international oversight.