Russia “fattens up” tortured prisoners before exchanges to hide years of abuse, freed civilians say
Prisoners washed, fed, and warned not to bruise themselves—then traded back to Ukraine.
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Zelenskyy: Release of all Ukrainian prisoners may be a step towards ending the war
Ukraine is ready to exchange all prisoners with Russia in what President Zelenskyy called a "fair option" during the Support Ukraine summit marking three years of full-scale war.
Relatives of Ukrainian POWs: Russia returns bodies without internal organs during exchanges
Relatives say that the return to Ukraine of the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners without internal organs may be evidence that they are used in Russia for transplantation.
22-year-old Mariana Checheliuk captured by Russian occupiers
According to Checheliuk's relatives, Mariana Checheliuk is currently in a colony in Olenivka. She has spent 3 months…
Putin treating captured Ukrainian sailors the way Stalin would have, Eidman says
The international community must do everything possible to save the Ukrainian sailors Russian forces took prisoner because Vladimir…
Ukrainian hostages in the “LNR” and “DNR: The price of life
The Russian media recently headlined how “LNR” special services searched a Luhansk garage where they found a Ukrainian…
Savchenko free, Russians furious and confused
“One Ukrainian woman is worth two Russian men,” many commentators noted as they witnessed an obviously unsymmetrical comeback…
Moscow’s mistreatment of Ukrainians in Russian prisons prompting Kyiv to act
No one caught up in the Russian justice system is likely to be treated well, but Ukrainians caught…