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Russia plans POW propaganda campaign targeting Western audiences

Russia is preparing a large-scale disinformation campaign about the treatment of prisoners of war in an effort to convince Western audiences that it treats Ukrainian captives better than Ukraine treats Russian POWs, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation said on Aug. 10.

10 August, 05:35 PM

Ukraine documents 695 forms of Russian torture against prisoners, Lubinets says

Ukraine’s ombudsman’s office has documented 695 forms of torture Russia uses against Ukrainian prisoners, including beatings, physical and psychological abuse, and sexual violence, hromadske reported on May 22.

22 May, 07:17 PM

Human rights groups expose illegal detention of Ukrainians in Russian Taganrog hotel

Russian authorities are unlawfully detaining Ukrainian civilians for months at a refugee holding center inside the Taganrog Hotel in the city of Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, according to the Russian human rights project Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial, which cited internal sources.

29 November 2025, 08:34 PM

Russian forces executed five unarmed Ukrainian POWs on the front line — DeepState video

Russian occupying troops executed five unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war on the front line, according to footage published by the DeepState monitoring project on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 05:04 PM

‘Doctor Evil’: EU sanctions Mordovia prison medic who tortured Ukrainian POWs

The European Union has imposed sanctions on Illia Sorokin, a doctor at Correctional Colony No. 10 in Russia’s Republic of Mordovia, accusing him of torturing Ukrainian prisoners of war and withholding critical medical care, according to Radio Svoboda.

24 October 2025, 04:20 PM

Nearly 90% of freed Ukrainian POWs report torture, OSCE report says

Russia’s systematic use of torture against Ukrainian prisoners-of-war is a violation of international humanitarian law, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said in a report released on Sept. 22.

27 September 2025, 02:13 AM

Sybiha on Russia quitting anti-torture pact: ‘Territory of lawlessness’

Russia’s withdrawal from the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture shows the country has become a “territory of lawlessness,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Aug. 27.

27 August 2025, 02:16 PM

UN rapporteur exposes Russia’s systemic abuse of Ukrainian POWs

Thousands of Ukrainians remain in harsh detention in Russia, Belarus, and occupied Ukraine, often deprived of legal aid, medical care, and basic needsUN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Edwards wrote in a column for The New York Times on Aug. 7.

8 August 2025, 09:01 AM

Ukrainians deported from Russia held in poor conditions on Russian-Georgian border — Foreign Ministry

Several Ukrainian citizens deported from Russia after serving prison terms are being held in improper conditions at the Russian-Georgian border, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry told NV on June 26.

6 July 2025, 09:26 AM

Survivor recounts torture and death of POWs in Russian jail, says no one avoided beatings

Russia has been systematically torturing and abusing Ukrainian prisoners of war, resulting in the deaths of at least 206 service members, the Associated Press reported on May 27 after speaking with the family of a Ukrainian soldier who died in Russian captivity.

27 May 2025, 02:46 PM

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