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Former Ukrainian soldier freed from Russian ranks after capture

Pavlo Pshenychnyi, a resident of the occupied left-bank Kherson Oblast, who fought in Ukraine’s Armed Forces during the Anti-Terrorist Operation, was taken prisoner by Ukraine’s National Guard in the summer of 2025 while serving as a Russian soldier, according to a report by news outlet hromadske on Aug. 11.

13 August 2025, 05:55 PM

POW describes dissent and desertion among Russian troops in Kursk Oblast

Russian soldiers in Kursk Oblast are forced to build dugouts at their own expense, a captured Russian marine, Pavel Smirnov, says in a video published on Jan. 20 by the pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind.

20 January 2025, 02:03 PM

Air assault brigade shares story of how two Ukrainian paratroopers captured 14 Russian soldiers

Two Ukrainian paratroopers, known by their call signs Gin and Maneken, successfully captured 14 Russian soldiers in a daring operation on the frontline, the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 04:20 PM

Parliament passes law offering draft exemptions for former civilian captives and families affected by war

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada passed a law granting draft deferments to civilians who survived Russian captivity, as well as simplifying deferment processes for relatives of missing persons, MP Oleksiy Honcharenko reported on Nov. 20.

20 November 2024, 02:11 PM

Kyiv imposes phone ban on Russian prisoners of war in response to mistreatment of Ukrainian POWs

Russian prisoners of war in Ukraine are no longer allowed to make phone calls to their families, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, announced on national telethon on Sept. 8.

8 September 2024, 06:30 PM

Putin faces serious dilemma regarding future mobilization in Russia, UA military expert says

There are a few reasons why Putin still has not announced mobilization in Russia, even amid horrifying losses of 30k+ soldiers in month, Ukrainian military expert Oleksandr Kovalenko wrote on Facebook on Aug. 16.

16 August 2024, 12:07 PM

90% of Ukrainian prisoners suffer torture in Russian captivity, says Prosecutor General

90% of Ukrainian prisoners are subjected to physical and moral torture in Russian captivity, Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said on June 8, news agency Interfax Ukraine reports.

9 June 2024, 12:43 PM

Over 1,000 Ukrainians held captive in Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhya - governor Fedorov

More than a thousand civilians are being held captive by the Russians in temporarily occupied part of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Oblast, regional Governor Ivan Fedorov said on national television on April 12.

12 April 2024, 04:47 PM

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