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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

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

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