“Russians taught how to torture.” Ex-captives of Donbas “republics” share horrors of basement prisons
A massive prisoner swap in which Ukrainian POWs and civilian hostages held in occupied Donbas were released became…
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Ukraine swaps 127 prisoners including defendants of Maidan massacre to 76 Ukrainians held in occupied Donbas
The swaths of the Donbas - Ukrainian easternmost oblasts of Luhansk and Donetsk - have been occupied by…
Case of Euromaidan massacre may never be solved as Berkut suspects freed for prisoner exchange with Russia
5 ex-Berkut officers released from custody upon orders from Prosecutor General Ukraine still doesn't know who is behind…
Portnikov: The goals of Zelenskyy and Putin for the “Big Exchange”
Putin succeeded in securing alleged MH17 accomplice Tsemakh, discrediting the Ukrainian position in the West, and continuing the…
35 Ukrainian hostages of the Kremlin, including Oleg Sentsov, finally home. 86 still remain (UPDATING)
On 7 September 2019, a prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine. took place. 35 Ukrainian citizens…
The release of “DNR” fighter Tsemakh is Ukraine’s gift to Putin, says Portnikov
The release of Volodymyr Tsemakh, “DNR” fighter and suspect in the downing of MH17, by the Kyiv Court…
Major MH17 witness Putin’s trump card in Ukrainian prisoner exchange – Portnikov
First, it may be urgent and important for Putin to accelerate the lifting of sanctions and Russia’s return…
Human rights NGO reports on 119 known hostages behind bars in occupied Donbas
In 2018, the Ukrainian side of the Trilateral Contact Group on settlement of the conflict in Ukraine (TCG…
A businessman, nurse & food technologist: stories of three civilian hostages in occupied Donbas
Mariya Tomak, one of the coordinators of the organization, has published an infographic, according to which 13 civilians…
Moscow Patriarchate takes lead in prisoner exchange to its benefit in Ukraine
The Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church, virtually “the last acceptable mediator between Moscow and Kyiv,” played…
Largest prisoner swap in Donbas: 73 Ukrainians released from captivity of Russian-run “republics”
Russia had effectively blocked the prisoner exchange process in the Donbas for 15 months from September 2016, when two Ukrainian…
Ukraine may swap its 74 hostages in occupied Donbas before New Year
The prisoner swap process had been de-facto blocked by Russia for 15 months. The last exchange took place on…
Russian soldiers captured in Ukraine: an exchange pool for Ukrainian hostages | #LetMyPeopleGo
On 30 June 2017, a powerboat bearing Russian identification marks was intercepted by Ukrainian military when approaching the…
Viktor Medvedchuk: Crimea is Russia and Ukraine is a colony of the West
Crimea is a territory of Ukraine only in accordance with Ukrainian legislation, while Ukraine itself has become a…
Savchenko free, Russians furious and confused
“One Ukrainian woman is worth two Russian men,” many commentators noted as they witnessed an obviously unsymmetrical comeback…
Ukraine: the country that cares
The difference in the welcomes given the released prisoners in Kyiv and Moscow says more about the Russian-Ukrainian…
“We will live a dignified life in Ukraine as it should be” -Savchenko’s first words at home
After 707 days of imprisonment, the kidnapped and unlawfully convicted on fabricated charges Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko was…
Prosecution to present a fake witness, says Savchenko lawyer Mark Feygin
On 3 February, the court in Donetsk, Russia decided to allow Savchenko case investigator Dmitriy Manshin to testify. Ukraine's…
Russian ombudsman suggests exchanging Savchenko for captured Russian GRU officers
Russian ombudsman Ella Pamfilova believes that after court's decision Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko can be transfered to Ukraine…
‘Large-scale exchange of POWs is sabotaged by the adversary,’ says Ukraine
Militants have been sabotaging the process of detainee exchange, the speaker of the Presidential Administration Andrii Lysenko said…