Russian troops execute five disarmed Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk and Huliaipole
Two of the executed soldiers were captured alive during a Russian assault in Shakhove on 27 December, prosecutors say.
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Ukrainian investigators identify Russian prison guard who beat civilian POW to death
Nikita Pushkarev practiced his combat moves on starving prisoners "like live punching bags."
UN General Assembly condemns Russia’s war crimes in occupied Ukraine, demands prisoner access
Resolution strengthens torture provisions, invokes "list of shame" for child killings
From Stalin’s camps to Kherson’s basements: Russia deploys Soviet filtration methods in Ukraine
Memorial Human Rights Center documents kidnappings, torture, extrajudicial killings in first Russian rights mission since 2022 invasion
US and Ukraine report progress in Geneva peace consultations
Just before the meeting, Trump lashed out at Kyiv for allegedly showing “zero gratitude” toward the US.
Life sentence for Russian who executed Ukrainian POW exposes stark asymmetry in prisoner treatment
International monitors document systematic Russian violations of POW rights
Russia stages prisoner inspections by concealing tortured Ukrainian POWs, OSCE experts reveal
The independent expert mission concluded that Russian authorities deliberately hide evidence of torture by showing international monitors only prisoners in relatively good physical condition, while over 90% of returning POWs report abuse in captivity.
Moscow cuts another lifeline to Europe’s human rights system as Putin moves to exit anti-torture convention
The step shields Russian prisons from international inspectors, raising fears for Ukrainian POWs and abducted civilians.
33 Russian guards, medics, commanders: InformNapalm links POW abuse in Mordovia to named Russian staff
The OSINT publication exposes those allegedly complicit in systematic violence against Ukrainian captives at IK-10 colony.
144 Russian prison guards exposed for torturing Ukrainian POWs—investigation reveals daily routine of cruelty and family life
The Molfar Intelligence Institute, a Ukrainian NGO, traced how guards commit war crimes and then return to allegedly normal homes.
“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.
Ukraine reveals name of main torturer of journalist Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian detention center
Alexander Shtuda, the Russian detention chief, is now charged with overseeing the savage abuse that led to Victoria Roshchyna’s death.
Russian “Doctor Evil” posts about loving family and medical pride online, while he degrades and tortures Ukrainian POWs in reality
Investigators identified a Russian doctor who shocked Ukrainian prisoners of war with stun guns, forced them to bark like dogs and crawl on floors, made them recite degrading slurs, and denied them medical care.
“He said we deserve genocide”: Journalists unmask Russian “Dr. Evil” torturer of Ukrainian POWs
A stunning investigation by Radio Free Europe identifies Illia Sorokin, a Russian prison medic who brutalized captured Ukrainian soldiers with electric shocks, rubber batons, and degrading humiliation.
Seriously wounded Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity filled with torture
The exchange on 4 July included soldiers captured during Mariupol siege in 2022 who spent over three years in Russian custody.
Ukraine conducts fourth POW swap in a week, returns defenders held since 2022
The latest group includes wounded and ill personnel captured during major battles.
Doctor’s desperate act: Breaking medical ethics to show world Russia’s torture of Ukrainian POWs
Unable to stay silent while examining the tortured body of a Ukrainian hero, he made a choice that violated patient privacy but served a higher truth.
ISW: Ukraine denies Russian claims on alleged blocking of POW and KIA body exchange
Ukrainian authorities insist that no agreement had been finalized for the exchange as of 6 June.
Ukraine and Russia to exchange prisoners of war this weekend — only result of Istanbul peace talks
The exchange is expected to involve 1,200 prisoners from each side.
AP: Ukrainian POW Serhii Hryhoriev died in Russian prison—he is one of over 200
The tragic toll highlights abuse and neglect in Russian detention facilities, according to Ukrainian and international reports.