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Ukrainian filmmaker Ihor Malakhov, missing since 2023, declared killed in action

Ukrainian film director Ihor Malakhov, who had been considered missing in action, has been declared killed in action, documentary filmmaker Volodymyr Tykhyy reported on Facebook on April 18.

18 April, 10:05 PM

Russian families say soldiers killed in Ukraine are listed as missing or deserters to avoid death pay

Wives and mothers of Russian soldiers killed in the war against Ukraine are increasingly taking to social media to complain about delays and denials of compensation payments, German tabloid Bild reported on March 21.

22 March, 03:43 PM

Ukrainian defender missing nearly one year located in hospital

A Ukrainian defender from Chernivtsi Oblast, Ruslan Mykhailiuk, who had been listed as missing since May 2025, was located receiving treatment in a hospital in Sumy Oblast, the Zastavna Town Council reported on March 20.

20 March, 11:30 PM

Russians see record surge in requests for missing soldiers in Ukraine in March

In March, the "I Want to Find" project received over 10,000 applications about missing Russian soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on April 9.

9 April 2025, 06:19 PM

Kropyvnytskyi honors soldier Ilya Medvedev killed in Donetsk

Kropyvnytskyi held a farewell ceremony for 21-year-old soldier Ilya Medvedev, call sign Kasl, who was killed fighting in Ukraine’s Donetsk Oblast and had been missing since March 13, 2024, according to the city council on April 8.

8 April 2025, 03:41 PM

Four U.S. soldiers still missing in Lithuania

An M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle, used by four missing American soldiers, was found submerged in a body of water in Lithuania, the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command reported on March 26.

27 March 2025, 02:55 PM

Ukraine: Requests for missing Russian troops surged 29% in January

The number of inquiries from Russians searching for missing soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Oblast through the Hochu Nayti [Want to Find ] project increased by 29% in January 2025, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 02:10 PM

Russian families left in the dark as missing soldier cases mount - HUR interception

Many Russian soldiers who went to war against Ukraine are now listed as missing, and their relatives’ attempts to locate them have been futile, Ukraine’s Intelligence (HUR) wrote, publishing new Russian intecepted call on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 02:30 PM

SBI uncovers $59,000 embezzlement intended for military payments in Odesa Oblast

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) uncovered the embezzlement of about $59,000 from a deposit account for missing soldiers in a military unit in Odesa Oblast on Jan. 31.

31 January 2025, 04:34 PM

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