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Russian soldiers surrender en masse in Kursk Oblast - new video

While Russian General Staff Chief Valery Gerasimov vows to "defeat" the Ukrainian Army and the Kremlin political clown Dmitry Medvedev still threatens to "capture Kyiv," dozens of Russian soldiers in Kursk are reportedly surrendering to Ukraine.

8 August 2024, 03:12 PM

Nearly all Ukrainian POWs tortured in Russian captivity

Over 95% of Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity have been subjected to torture, the head of the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Danielle Bell, told Dutch TV channel Nederlandse Omroep Stichting on Aug. 2.

7 August 2024, 06:59 PM

Autopsy finds Ukrainian POW killed by blunt force trauma in Russian jail

Ukrainian prisoner of war Oleksandr Ishchenko, who served as a driver in the Azov Regiment, died in a detention center in Rostov-on-Don due to “a closed blunt chest injury caused by contact with a blunt object,” according to autopsy results shared by Svyatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. The autopsy details were published on Facebook on Aug. 7.

7 August 2024, 03:51 PM

Lithuania addresses Russian opposition’s claims of ‘unfair’ sanctions

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis commented on the calls of the released Russian opposition activists to ease sanctions against “ordinary Russians” on X on Aug. 4.

5 August 2024, 11:28 AM

Russian dictator Putin promises 'state awards' to released Russian spies

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin promised to award state honors to spies and murderers returned to Russia as a result of a large-scale Russia-West prisoners exchange, TASS propaganda agency reported on Aug. 1.

2 August 2024, 11:22 AM

Ukrainian Azov POW dies in Russian detention facility

Oleksandr Ishchenko, a 55-year-old Ukrainian prisoner of war who served as a driver in the Azov regiment, has died in a detention facility in Rostov-on-Don, the Russian outlet Mediazona reported on Telegram on July 31.

31 July 2024, 03:51 PM

UN mission refuses to acknowledge Ukrainian evidence on Olenivka attack – Ukrainian ombudsman

Two years after the Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka, the UN mission has never agreed to review Ukrainian materials on the strike, reported Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Facebook on July 29.

30 July 2024, 01:17 PM

Russian terrorist attack in Olenivka: former colony officials charged, 50 Ukrainian POWs killed

Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) issued charges against Olenivka prison's former officials due to the Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) being killed in a Russian terrorist attack in July 2022, SBU press center reported on July 29.

29 July 2024, 03:01 PM

Kyiv TSUM mall apologizes, fires security guard after incident with POW rally participants — video

A security guard at Kyiv’s TSUM shopping mall was fired after asking visitors, who came for coffee with posters supporting Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) following a rally, to leave so as not to "disturb other" shoppers, rally participant Kateryna Kosetska wrote on Facebook on July 28.

29 July 2024, 10:35 AM

Ukrainian Azov soldiers urge world to remember Olenivka massacre on second anniversary

On the second anniversary of the terrorist attack on the prisoner-of-war colony in Olenivka, soldiers of the 12th Azov Special Forces Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard urged fellow citizens and the world to raise awareness about the Russian crime and to join in honoring the memory of the victims.

28 July 2024, 03:58 PM

Ukraine provides rehabilitation for recently released defenders

Ukrainian servicemen returned from Russian captivity on July 17 and are already undergoing rehabilitation, said HUR representative Andriy Yusov on national TV on July 18.

18 July 2024, 07:00 PM

Ukraine returns 95 defenders from Russian captivity

Ukraine releases another 95 defenders from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and Border Guards from Russian captivity and returns them home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on July 17.

17 July 2024, 05:12 PM

Ukraine: large-scale prisoner swap with Russia not happening soon

Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets expressed skepticism about the possibility of a large-scale "all for all" prisoner exchange with Russia happening soon, citing a lack of readiness from the Kremlin, Ukrinform reported on July 9.

9 July 2024, 05:31 PM

Over 110 Ukrainian soldiers executed in Russian custody, investigation underway

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is collaborating with Ukrainian authorities to probe the alleged torture of Ukrainian service members in Russian prisons, a Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office official reported on July 3.

3 July 2024, 05:26 PM

Russia holds 14,000 Ukrainian citizens hostage — Ukrainian Ombudsman

Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said that Russia is illegally holding more than 14,000 Ukrainian citizens, and the work on their return is the most difficult, Interfax-Ukraine reported on June 30.

30 June 2024, 03:55 PM

Ukraine secures release of 90 fighters in POW swap with Russia

90 Ukrainian defenders returned home from Russian captivity after the latest POW exchange with Moscow, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on June 25.

26 June 2024, 01:17 AM

Intelligence identifies Russians who shot four Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhya Oblast

Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) identified the Russian soldiers who executed Ukrainian prisoners of war near Robotyne in Zaporizhzhya Oblast in May 2024, HUR reported on Telegram on June 19.

19 June 2024, 04:53 PM

Ukrainian Armed Forces capture Russian ‘turtle’ T-62 tank with crew – Video

Ukrainian forces captured a Russian T-62 tank with a so-called "shed" installed over the armor and captured its crew near Klishchiivka, Donetsk Oblast, press service of the 22nd Separate Mechanized Brigade reported on Facebook on June 17.

17 June 2024, 06:12 PM

Liberovs share shocking photos of Ukrainian soldiers after Russian captivity

Photographers Kostiantyn & Vlada Liberov posted horrific photos of Ukrainian defenders released from Russian captivity on their Instagram page on June 17.

17 June 2024, 05:57 PM

Russia kills more than 12,000 civilians, including 551 children, since start of war

The Russian forces killed more than 12 thousand civilians, including 551 children since the start of its full-scale invasion, Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said at the Peace Summit in Switzerland, the Presidential Office reported on June 17.

17 June 2024, 02:05 PM

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