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UN unveils widespread Russian tortures of Ukrainian detainees

Russian torture of Ukrainian prisoners is carried out as part of a coordinated state policy, Pablo de Greiff, Independent Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine representative, said, Ukrainform reported on Jan. 14.

14 January 2025, 07:59 AM

Kyiv to use captured North Korean soldiers to its advantage

The capture of North Korean soldiers by Ukraine’s Defense Forces in Russia’s Kursk Oblast presents a strategic opportunity for Ukraine, Yevhen Yerin, Military Intelligence (HUR) representative told Radio Liberty on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 02:15 PM

Horror stories from Russia’s ‘chamber of demons’

Detention Center 2 (SIZO-2) in Taganrog, Russia, which used to hold teenagers and women with children, has been turned into a torture chamber for Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW), the independent Russian outlet Mediazona wrote on Jan.9, describing the inhumane conditions of detention, beatings, and torture.

10 January 2025, 12:12 PM

SBU investigates execution of two Ukrainian POWs near Volnovakha

Ukraine’s SBU security service has launched an investigation into the apparent execution of two captured Ukrainian soldiers by Russian troops near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor-General’s Office announced on Jan. 6.

7 January 2025, 01:38 AM

Ukraine, Russia agree on regular prisoner exchanges in 2025

Kyiv and Moscow have reached a “preliminary agreement” to make regular prisoner exchanges this year, prioritizing the return of seriously ill and severely wounded POWs, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announced on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 07:57 PM

Ukrainian authorities charge Russian prison official with torturing POWs

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and the National Police have documented war crimes committed by Aleksey Khavetsky, the deputy chief of Correctional Colony No. 7 in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, the SBU press service reported on Telegram on Jan. 6.

6 January 2025, 07:05 PM

Ukraine receives 50,000 inquiries on missing occupiers

Ukraine’s I Want to Find initiative has recorded 50,000 inquiries about missing Russian soldiers as a result of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, while according to Ukraine’s estimates, the total number of missing occupiers exceeds 100,000.

3 January 2025, 05:25 PM

Azovstal defender returns after 884 days in Russian captivity

City of Zdolbuniv in Rivne Oblast welcomed Azovstal defender Artur Niverchuk, who endured an unimaginable 884 days in Russian captivity, local media Rayon in ua wrote on Dec. 28.

30 December 2024, 01:22 PM

Azov captures elite Russian scouts, revealing heavy losses

Ukrainian defenders captured five elite Russian reconnaissance troops near Toretsk, the Azov 12th Special Operations Brigade reported, releasing interrogation footage.

16 December 2024, 12:26 PM

More than 100 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russian forces in 2024

In 2024 alone, Russian troops have executed 109 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2024, 10:06 PM

Ukrainian mayor tortured to death in Russian captivity, body returned during exchange

Yevhen Matveiev, the mayor of Dniprorudne in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, was tortured to death after spending nearly three years in Russian captivity, Zaporizhzhya local governor, Ivan Fedorov, confirmed.

4 December 2024, 04:53 PM

Ukrainian Special Forces eliminate 17 Russian soldiers in bold raid in Kursk Oblast - video

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SSO) carried out two successful raids in Russia's Kursk Oblast, killing 17 Russian soldiers and taking eight prisoners, the military reported on Dec. 3.

3 December 2024, 09:53 AM

Russian forces execute four Ukrainian POWs in Pokrovsk district — Prosecutor General’s Office

Russian forces executed four more Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk district of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine's Prosecutor General’s Office reported Nov. 28.

28 November 2024, 08:55 PM

Ukraine captures dozens of Russian marines in Kursk Oblast — video

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) have captured several dozen Russian military personnel in Kursk Oblast, as seen in a video published by SOF on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 11:11 PM

British soldier fighting for Ukraine taken prisoner in Russia's Kursk Oblast

A court in Russia’s Kursk Oblast has taken into custody 22-year-old British citizen James Scott Rhys Anderson, who was fighting on the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and was captured in Kursk Oblast, BBC reported on Nov. 26.

26 November 2024, 04:55 PM

Ukraine investigates five unarmed POWs execution by Russian troops

Five Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian troops in the Pokrovsk front sector were executed, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Telegram on Nov. 26.

26 November 2024, 01:52 PM

Video shows Russian marines surrendering en masse to Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast

Russia’s Sevastopol marines are surrendering in large numbers to Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, as shown in videos published on Nov. 22, the Telegram channel Crimean Wind reports.

22 November 2024, 05:27 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

Russia systematically uses torture in occupied Ukraine — UN report

The Russian military and authorities continue to use torture against Ukrainian military personnel and civilians across all territory under Moscow’s occupation, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report on Oct. 29.

13 November 2024, 10:08 PM

Russian forces execute two Ukrainian POWs in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, ombudsman says

Russian forces have executed at least two unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, according to Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman.

11 November 2024, 04:18 PM

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