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I am confident Russia will lose this year. Here’s why

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HUR: Russia plans to recruit 126,000 prisoners and debtors for war in Ukraine in 2025

Russia plans to recruit 126,000 prisoners and debtors in 2025 to replace war losses, targeting 10,000 'special contingent' soldiers monthly amid intensified fighting in Ukraine.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine documents 177 POW executions by Russian forces as war crime videos surge

Russian forces increasingly shoot and share their execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war videos, with confirmed cases more than doubling in 2024 amid international inaction.

byOlena Mukhina

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Russia holds 16,000 Ukrainian civilians captive, only 168 released since 2022, says Ombudsman Lubinets

International law prevents Ukraine from exchanging civilians for military prisoners, leaving thousands of detained Ukrainian civilians, including journalists and women, trapped in Russian prisons with limited options for release.

byOlena Mukhina

ukraine ombudsman dmytro lubinets russia holds over 20,000 civlian hostages after deoccupation number increase

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Russian forces continue war crimes, executing 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024

The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious violations of international humanitarian law.

byOlena Mukhina

A screenshot from the prosecutor's office. Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office/Telegram.

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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.

byBenjamin Looijen

Russian soldiers, illustrative image. Photo via Wikimedia.

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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.

byOlena Mukhina

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Media: Russia plans to recruit tens of thousands of prisoners to war against Ukraine

A source in Russia's Ministry of Defense claims 40% of current defendants could be recruited for the war in Ukraine.

byMaria Tril

exchange of Ukrainian civilian prisoners vatican

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Ukrainian Intel: Abduction of civilians is evidence that Russia wages genocidal war against Ukraine

Since the war's onset, Ukraine has returned 3,310 citizens from Russian captivity.

byOlena Mukhina

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Newborns held hostage: Luhansk occupation authorities force citizens to obtain Russian in exchange for their children

This tactic aims to enforce compliance with Russian rule by leveraging the most vulnerable, prompting calls from the National Resistance Center for international condemnation and intervention.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukrainian activists to call on EU to impose more sanctions on Russia over blocking POWs exchanges

Ukrainian organizations that defend the rights of prisoners of war are preparing an appeal to the European Union…

byOlena Mukhina

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Crimean Tatar political prisoner requires urgent medical assistance, human rights defenders say

Crimean Tatar Remzi Memetov who was sentenced to 8.9 years in prison by the Russian occupation authorities needs…

byOlena Mukhina