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Ukraine captures former Wagner mercenary in Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian troops from the 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade have captured a Russian soldier from the 155th Pacific Marine Brigade in Russia's Kursk Oblast, according to a Telegram post by the 47th Brigade on Nov. 6.

6 November 2024, 10:26 PM

Russian troops execute 6 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk — Prosecutor General’s Office

Invading Russian troops have executed six captured Ukrainian soldiers near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office reported on Nov. 5.

5 November 2024, 08:36 PM

Qatar delivers lists of missing soldiers and POW letters to Ukraine, says Lubinets

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets received lists of missing Ukrainian servicemen and letters from Ukrainian prisoners of war to their relatives from Qatar.

25 October 2024, 02:22 PM

Ombudsman appeals to UN and ICRC after Russia executes captured Ukrainian soldiers

Ukraine’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, has appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) following the execution of two Ukrainian POWs near Selydove, Donetsk Oblast.

22 October 2024, 02:11 AM

Russian forces increasingly execute Ukrainian POWs - ISW

The number of Ukrainian POWs' executions surged along the entire frontline as Russian commanders actively support the atrocities, ISW wrote in its report on Oct. 14.

14 October 2024, 11:16 AM

Four Ukrainian soldiers executed at Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in summer, prosecutor's office says

The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office received testimony from Russian prisoners of war about the execution of four Ukrainian soldiers at a plant in Vovchansk, the agency’s Telegram channel reported on Oct. 5.

5 October 2024, 07:00 PM

Russian troops execute 16 Ukrainian POWs

Russian troops have executed 16 Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered near Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General's Office reported on Oct. 1.

1 October 2024, 09:47 PM

Intelligence units capture 20 Russian soldiers, kill dozens in Vovchansk Aggregate Plant liberation

Ukrainian forces from the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) have liberated the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in Kharkiv Oblast, capturing nearly 20 Russian soldiers and killing several dozen more, according to a HUR officer with the call sign Viking.

25 September 2024, 03:50 PM

UN finds new evidence of Russia torturing Ukrainian POWs

The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine has uncovered new evidence of systematic torture by Russian authorities against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in occupied territories and Russia.

23 September 2024, 10:21 PM

Ombudsman condemns possible execution of unarmed Ukrainian POW by sword

Ukraine has sent letters to international organizations—the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross—documenting another human rights violation by Russia. This concerns a new case of the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.

17 September 2024, 10:49 AM

After over two years in captivity: 23 Azov soldiers return from Russia

Ukraine successfully brought back 23 Azov soldiers from Russian captivity as part of a new prisoner exchange on Sept. 14, according to Olena Tolkachova, head of the Azov Brigade’s patronage service.

14 September 2024, 06:03 PM

Zelenskyy: Russia has committed 137,000 war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia has committed 137,000 known war crimes.

11 September 2024, 04:00 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

Ukraine probes 28 cases of Russian troops executing POWs

Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General is investigating at least 28 incidents, since the Russian invasion began, in which Russian soldiers executed Ukrainian servicemen who had just been taken as unarmed prisoners of war. These incidents have resulted in the deaths of at least 62 Ukrainian soldiers.

6 September 2024, 02:35 PM

Protesters gather at Red Cross office in Kyiv, demanding information on POWs

Families of Ukrainian prisoners of war protested outside the International Committee of the Red Cross office in Kyiv on Aug. 29, chanting "Shame," Olha Reshetylova, coordinator of the Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Facebook.

29 August 2024, 09:02 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

Ukrainian military shares footage of Kursk Oblast operation's first hours

The first hours of the Kursk Oblast operation on Aug. 6 were captured on video and posted on Facebook by the Airborne Assault Forces Command on Aug. 15.

16 August 2024, 10:02 AM

Ukraine to prioritize Mariupol defenders in POW exchanges

In future POW exchanges with Russia, Ukraine will prioritize returning citizens who defended Mariupol in early 2022, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence (HUR) chief Kyrylo Budanov said on Aug. 15.

16 August 2024, 12:04 AM

Lubinets, Moskalkova discuss Kursk POW swaps

After hundreds of Russian soldiers surrendered in Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and his Russian counterpart, Tatyana Moskalkova, discussed future POW exchanges, Lubinets announced on Aug. 14.

14 August 2024, 08:49 PM

Ukrainian officer highlights key advantage of Kursk Oblast raid

One of the key advantages of the Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast is the replenishment of the prisoner exchange fund with captured Russian soldiers and officers, Major Maksym Zhorin said on Telegram on Aug. 12.

12 August 2024, 03:35 PM

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