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Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets: International organizations remain silent on Russian executions of Ukrainian POWS

Despite mounting evidence, international organizations remain silent, and no legal actions have been taken against the perpetrators.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine liberates 400 hectares forest north lyptsi kharkiv oblast situation near 17 october 2024 mentioned article left hlyboke

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Ukraine liberates 400 hectares of forest north of Lyptsi, Kharkiv Oblast

The operation resulted in the destruction of three Russian motorized rifle battalions and the capture of POWs, significantly weakening the invaders' position in the area, HUR says.

byYuri Zoria

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Russians reportedly execute 16 Ukrainian POWs from two units in Donbas

In October, a video surfaced showing the execution of 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Pokrovske direction, triggering a criminal investigation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU).

byOlena Mukhina

115 Ukrainian prisoners of war return to Ukraine

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Ukraine returns 115 prisoners of war on Independence Day, first exchange after Kursk incursion

This POWs exchange includes 82 defenders of Mariupol, captured in the early months of the full-scale invasion. President Zelenskyy thanked military units for replenishing Ukraine's "exchange fund," enabling the return of 115 defenders.

byVira Kravchuk

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Russo-Ukrainian war, day 896: Ukraine’s Sumy region under Russian attack as Kursk incursion goes on

As Ukrainian forces allegedly breached into Russia's Kursk Oblast, the Russians launched multi-faceted attacks on the bordering Sumy Oblast in Ukraine, with Ukraine reporting the destruction of a Russian helicopter and two ballistic missiles.

byEuromaidan Press Staff

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More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war tortured in Russia – UN Mission

Danielle Bell, head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, highlighted the stark contrast in the treatment of Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine, where authorities provide unrestricted access to detention facilities and ensure conditions that comply with humanitarian law.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ombudsman accuses ICRC of sharing false information on detention conditions of Ukrainian POWs

Dmytro Lubinets has criticized the head of the ICRC delegation in Russia for allegedly manipulating facts about visits to Ukrainian prisoners of war, claiming that most detainees never met ICRC representatives.

byOlena Mukhina