ISW: Russia officially deploys Ukrainian POWs to front lines
Ukrainian prisoners of war are being forced into combat roles against their own country by Russia, which violates international law
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Politico: Russia uses Ukrainian prisoners of war to destabilize Kyiv
Ukraine’s officials say that Russia is deliberately delaying the exchange of POWs and manipulating them to sow discord and distrust in Ukrainian society.
Gruesome video allegedly shows Ukrainian soldiers executed by Russians after surrendering
Ukraine’s ombudsman said he would formally appeal to both the U.N. and Red Cross regarding video that apparently shows a Russian war crime
Ministry data: 4,337 Ukrainians remain in Russian captivity
Ukraine's official data lists 3,574 Ukrainian military personnel and 763 civilians among those currently held in Russian captivity.
ISW: Russia may force Ukrainian prisoners of war to fight in Ukraine
Such Russian actions violate the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War, which ban forcing prisoners into battle
Ukraine has taken “much fewer” POWs than Russia — Intelligence
That is due to the first days of the war when Russia "seized a terrible number of hostages,"…
Press conference by Ukrainian POWs in Hungary to denounce Ukraine, praise Russian Orthodox Church
Ukrainian prisoners of war in Hungary are reportedly preparing to publicly criticize Ukraine and express gratitude to the…
Russian soldier surrenders to Ukrainian drone near Bakhmut: VIDEO
Ukrainian soldiers from the 92nd Separate Mechanized Brigade managed to take prisoner a Russian invader near Bakhmut using…
Mystery solved: why Ukraine exchanged sledgehammered Wagner POW despite anti-Russia interview
Last November, the video of Yevgeny Nuzhin's show execution with a sledgehammer by his very own Wagner comrades…
86% of Ukrainian POWs returning from Russian captivity were physically tortured – Ombudsman
According to an interview with Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, 86% of Ukrainian soldiers returning…
Video of ISIS-style execution of Ukrainian POW shared by Russian TG channels
On the evening of April 11, pro-Russian sources shared a video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers executing a…