Ukrainian POWs tortured

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

Russia returns bodies of 375 tortured military and civilian Ukrainians

Russia has handed over the remains of 375 Ukrainian POWs and civilians bearing signs of torture, Bohdan Okhrimenko, head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Secretariat, told Ukrinform on May 4.

4 May, 03:12 PM

Investigators identify Russian doctors in POW abuse case

Investigative journalists from Schemes (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) have published evidence pointing to the possible involvement of Russian doctors in the torture of Ukrainian prisoner of war Andrii Pereverzev, on Jan. 20.

21 January, 08:09 AM

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

Kremlin moves to quit anti-torture convention

Moscow is planning to denounce the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, The Moscow Times reported on Aug. 25, citing a draft resolution by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

26 August 2025, 09:19 AM

Report: Prison doctor known as 'Doctor Evil' tortured Ukrainian soldiers

A Russian prison doctor who allegedly tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war and denied them medical care has been identified by investigative journalists with Schemes, an investigative project of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

17 July 2025, 03:45 PM

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

Ukrainian POWs tortured