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Ukrainian drone pilots kill Russian major general known for torture of his own

Russian Major General Pavel Klimenko, known for tormenting and extorting soldiers under his command, has been reportedly killed on the Ukrainian battlefield, according to OSINT investigators.

byBrendan Kelley

95 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity, 19 October.

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95 Ukrainian defenders return from Russian captivity, including Azov fighters and POWs facing life sentences

Among those released was Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian human rights activist and serviceman, who was captured near Luhansk in 2022 and sentenced to 13 years in Russia. The exchange also saw the return of Vladyslav Andrianov, an Azov fighter who survived the Olenivka prison massacre and faced a 25-year sentence in Russia.

byVira Kravchuk

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“I broke everyone and will do the same to you”: Russian authorities torture Ukrainians with a sense of impunity

A UN commission has found that Russian forces are systematically using sexual violence as a form of torture against Ukrainian prisoners. The report highlights a disturbing pattern of abuse, with male detainees particularly targeted in custody, while women in Russian-controlled villages face heightened risk of rape.

byVira Kravchuk

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Scars of war: Ukrainian servicewoman survives Russian captivity, returns to fight

Four months in a cramped Russian cell couldn't break Yulia's spirit. Now, the Ukrainian soldier prepares to rejoin the fight, leaving behind a daughter who fears losing her mother again.

byVira Kravchuk

Before and after Russian captivity, Oleksandr Hrytsiuk.

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Starvation, beatings, nails ripped out: Russia systematically tortures Ukrainian POWs till death

Death certificates of Ukrainian defenders whose bodies were returned from Russian captivity usually state tuberculosis or heart attack as a cause of death; however, their bodies show visible signs of torture and starvation, and witness accounts of cellmates who survived Russian captivity prove inhumane treatment and humiliation.

byVira Kravchuk