Russia eliminates monitoring of facilities where beatings, electrocution becomes standard practice against Ukrainian POWs
Russia plans even worse crimes against Ukrainians after quitting a torture convention, says the Ukrainian ombudsman.
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Kherson’s former mayor freed from Russian captivity on Independence Day, while current mayor still suffers behind bars
Mykolaienko's heroic decision to refuse early release in 2022 to save a critically ill cellmate reveals the moral choices facing Ukrainian prisoners.
Ukraine swapped 84 prisoners with Russia — and got its legendary minesweeper captain back
Among those freed were Mariupol defenders and civilians held for nearly a decade, Zelenskyy said.
“We’ll cut it off and rape you”: Ukrainian prisoner threatened with castration during interrogation in Russian captivity
Anatoliy Tutov survived four rounds of beatings and sexual torture, and released with broken ribs, internal bruises, and fractured bones.
Investigation: Russia blew up 53 Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka prison, then honored killers with medals
The same men who rigged the barracks were officially praised for “combat duties.”
“Ah, this one’s dead? Good,” said Russian Olenivka prison chief — and continued sipping coffee
As wounded Ukrainian soldiers begged for help, their jailers watched and smoked.
Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity with his organs failing due to torture
He met his grandchildren. He hoped to live.
Ukraine hits targets 100 kilometers behind Russian lines, destroys 20 armored vehicles and 89 artillery systems
Oil depots burnt, command posts fell, and 423 Russian pieces of equipment were reduced to ashes.
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.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1203: Norway delivers twice promised F-16s to Ukraine
A Ukrainian doctor broke medical ethics protocols to document and expose the systematic torture of returned prisoners of war by Russian forces.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1185: Ukraine exchanges 390 POWs in largest prisoner swap
Meanwhile, Moscow reveals true war aims for "unified state" as Ukraine's drone strikes hit deep into Russian territory.
Ukrainian defenders who survived battle of Kyiv and over 1,000 days in Russian captivity return home in largest prisoner swap of war
This marks the first step in a deal to trade 1000 lives for 1000 between Ukraine and Russia, achieved in Turkiye.
“You run, they knock you down, and beat you with rebar”: Ukrainian POW’s 3-year hell in Russian captivity
Russia tortured him for 1,000 days. Now he is free, but his life is gone.
Russia and Ukraine swap 500+ prisoners in what may be the biggest exchange yet
Freed Ukrainians include Mariupol defenders, injured troops, and one woman held since 2022.
US officials claim Russian army’s Chinese nationals are mercenaries not linked to Beijing
Reuters sources report that Russia is believed to have around 200 such mercenaries, while official Chinese military officers are visiting areas near the frontlines to gather tactical insights.
Russian families submit record number of inquiries to find missing in Ukraine as losses mount in Donetsk and Kursk oblasts
Ukraine's Want to Find project received a record 10,027 missing Russian soldier inquiries in March 2025, with heaviest losses reported in Pokrovsk and Bakhmut.
80% of Ukrainian POWs bodies’ show signs of torture
According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, most Ukrainian POWs bodies returned home have signs of torture.
Zelenskyy: Release of all Ukrainian prisoners may be a step towards ending the war
Ukraine is ready to exchange all prisoners with Russia in what President Zelenskyy called a "fair option" during the Support Ukraine summit marking three years of full-scale war.
Chechnya holds 150 Ukrainian soldiers, reportedly uses POWs as human shields
"Ukraine's prisoner affairs office reports more than 150 of its soldiers are being held captive in Grozny, where Chechen authorities use them as human shields at military facilities. The Red Cross has been denied access to verify prisoners' conditions.
WSJ: Russian prison system designed special forces to torture program for Ukrainians
Major General Igor Potapenko instructed Russian prison special forces to "be cruel" to Ukrainian prisoners in March 2022, former officials told The Wall Street Journal.