Ukraine war: Soldier relives time as a prisoner tortured by Russia in our exclusive event
9 months ago

Ukraine war: Soldier relives time as a prisoner tortured by Russia in our exclusive event

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Kremlin’s brutal war crimes: Shocking execution and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces
18 hours, 26 minutes ago

Kremlin’s brutal war crimes: Shocking execution and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces

Live Mint  

Ukraine's prosecutor has initiated a new investigation into the apparent execution of four Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces, in a case that the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, one of the oldest Ukrainian human rights organizations, has described as a clear violation of international law. Systematic executions and evidence of Kremlin's policy KHPG’s Yury Bielousov, head of the …

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks
4 days, 14 hours ago

‘Many more Russian war criminals on our list’: Ukraine vows more attacks

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine has raised the stakes with its boldest wartime assassination, killing a high-profile general in Moscow. Kyiv, Ukraine – Igor Kirillov, the 54-year-old general who led Russia’s nuclear protection forces, was assassinated just one day after Ukrainian intelligence accused him of ordering the use of banned chemical weapons against Ukrainian servicemen. “And there are many more Russian war criminals on …

AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope
1 week, 5 days ago

AP photos from Ukraine in 2024 convey wartime horror and hope

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The grisly evidence of war is everywhere in Ukraine, …

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A Russian charged with sending video of military equipment to Ukraine gets 14 years in prison

LA Times  

In this image taken from video, Nikita Zhuravel, right, is escorted by the police to a court for a hearing in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday before being convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of high treason for a video he sent to Ukraine’s security services. A Russian man was convicted and sentenced to 14 …

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images
1 month, 1 week ago

AP PHOTOS: 1,000 days of war in Ukraine captured in images

Associated Press  

A thousand days of war in Ukraine have been captured in stunning images, many of them horrifying, some of them poignant, others uplifting. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print People take shelter underground following explosions in Lviv, western Ukraine, Saturday, March 26, 2022. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners a crime against humanity, U.N. panel says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners a crime against humanity, U.N. panel says

LA Times  

Erik Mose, chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, speaks at the United Nations’ European headquarters in Geneva. Erik Mose, chair of the independent commission investigating human rights violations in Ukraine, told reporters Thursday that the panel previously described Russia’s widespread and systematic use of torture in Ukraine and Russia against civilians and prisoners, men and women, …

UN-backed experts: Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN-backed experts: Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians, prisoners is a crime against humanity

Associated Press  

U.N.-backed experts have declared Russia's torture of Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war a crime against humanity. The experts examined reports from 41 detention centers in Ukraine and Russia, identifying evidence of torture in all provinces under Russian control, as well as in detention facilities in Russia. The commission also found additional evidence of the recurrent use of sexual violence …

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return
3 months ago

U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the beginning of the active phase of the Ocean-2024 naval drills in the Kremlin in Moscow on Sept. 10. A U.N.-backed human rights expert monitoring President Vladimir Putin’s Russia decried increased violence in the country caused by former prisoners who have their sentences shortened or pardoned to fight in Ukraine and then return …

Russia jails journalist for eight years over Ukraine war reporting
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia jails journalist for eight years over Ukraine war reporting

The Independent  

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Ukraine says it captured hundreds of Russians during its attack on Russia’s Kursk
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukraine says it captured hundreds of Russians during its attack on Russia’s Kursk

NPR  

Ukraine says it captured hundreds of Russians during its attack on Russia’s Kursk NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Gulliver Cragg, of the French television network France 24, about his trip to a facility in Ukraine, where Russian POWs from the Kursk incursion are being held. Ukraine meanwhile says it captured hundreds of Russians during its surprise cross-border attack on Russia's …

Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary
4 months ago

Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. The Russian Defense Ministry said the 115 Russian soldiers had been captured in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia two weeks ago. Drone and artillery attacks continue Five …

Russia and Ukraine give up 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine give up 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange

LA Times  

Just-released Ukrainian prisoners of war hold the flag of Ukraine’s marine corps after a prisoner exchange with Russia on Wednesday. Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, officials in both countries said Wednesday, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have been occasional agreements to send captured troops home. They were captured in Mariupol, …

10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home after Vatican mediation
5 months, 3 weeks ago

10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home after Vatican mediation

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ten Ukrainian civilians held prisoner for years by Russia arrived in Kyiv overnight Saturday after the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. Dzhelyal said many Ukrainians remain in captivity: “We cannot leave them there because the conditions, both psychological and physical, are very frightening there.” The former prisoners, wrapped in blue and yellow flags, …

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

The Independent  

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Russian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t. A growing movement wants that to change
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t. A growing movement wants that to change

Associated Press  

FAR WESTERN UKRAINE — Precious few choices are available to Alexander, a 26-year-old Russian soldier, since his capture: Clothes, meals and the hours of his day are rigidly accounted for in the camp for prisoners of war. Captured Russian soldiers walk in line to a dining room at the prisoner of war detention center in Ukraine’s Lviv region, Thursday, April …

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia troops accused of ‘executing’ surrendering Ukraine soldiers: Report

Al Jazeera  

Human Rights Watch investigates ‘apparent summary executions’ and says actions could amount to war crimes. Russian forces appear to have executed Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender or had already surrendered since December 2023, an international rights group has said in a new report. “The summary execution – or murder – of surrendering and injured Ukrainian soldiers, gunned down …

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges

The Independent  

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Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge
8 months, 1 week ago

Russian soldiers who quit Putin’s war get no hero’s welcome abroad as asylum claims surge

Associated Press  

ASTANA, Kazakhstan — If the choice was death or a bullet to the leg, Yevgeny would take the bullet. “We don’t know what tomorrow will bring,” said his lawyer, Artur Alkhastov, who works with the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law in Astana. “In Kazakhstan, politics is higher than the law... Everything can change.” In July, …

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War

Hindustan Times  

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War The Russian Security Council's deputy chairman, Dmitry Medvedev, issued a chilling threat to the US-led NATO bloc if they deploy troops in Ukraine. Watch INTERNATIONAL NEWS #dmitrymedvedev #putin #nato #ukraine #natotroops #natosoldiers #usledbloc #westernmilitarybloc #medvedev #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelensky #zelensky #russiaukrainewar #natotroopsinukraine #prisoners #bounty #kill #highestreward #macron #italy …

‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine
9 months ago

‘Climate of fear’: UN accuses Russia of abuses in occupied Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

In its first in-depth report on the situation in occupied Ukraine, UN says it found evidence of intimidation, arbitrary detention and torture. Russia has tortured and arbitrarily detained people in the parts of eastern Ukraine it occupies, creating a “climate of fear” and suppressing Ukrainian identity, according to the United Nations. The report accused Russian forces of using torture in …

Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says
9 months, 1 week ago

Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, U.N. commission says

The Hindu  

A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on March 15 that it had gathered more evidence that Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, documenting rape threats and the use of electric shocks on genitals. The three-member Commission of Inquiry said in a report that the scale of such torture cases may amount to the most serious …

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
9 months, 1 week ago

UN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia

Associated Press  

GENEVA — U.N.-backed human rights experts said Friday they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war crimes. The Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said human rights violations have been widespread since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops to invade the country more than …

Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event

The Independent  

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Two years of war in Ukraine: Ukrainian panel discuss key moments in exclusive Independent event
10 months ago

Two years of war in Ukraine: Ukrainian panel discuss key moments in exclusive Independent event

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners each after UAE mediation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners each after UAE mediation

Al Jazeera  

President Zelenskyy says a total of 3,135 Ukrainians were freed from Russian captivity and hopes exchanges continue. In announcing the exchange as a “success”, the Gulf nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that it was its third mediation effort between Moscow and Kyiv since December as it called for dialogue and de-escalation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his …

In pictures: Emotional moment Ukrainian prisoners of war arrive home in first swap since downed plane
10 months, 3 weeks ago

In pictures: Emotional moment Ukrainian prisoners of war arrive home in first swap since downed plane

The Independent  

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Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week

The Independent  

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Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

LA Times  

Firefighters extinguish burning cars after Ukrainian forces shelled Belgorod, Russia, on Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed under the deal The UAE’s Foreign Ministry attributed the successful swap to the “strong friendly relations between the UAE and both the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine, which were supported by sustained calls at the …

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes
1 year ago

Russia Ukraine War: Ex-Russian soldiers to testify against Russia on war crimes

Firstpost  

Salikov told Dutch television program EenVandaag in an interview broadcast on Monday that he was ready to fully cooperate with the ICC and had personally witnessed “cruelties against civilians” A legal source Netherlands told Reuters on Tuesday that a former Russian soldier has applied for asylum in the country and plans to testify before the International Criminal Court regarding war …

Ukraine battles ‘elaborate’ Russian defences as Putin condemns Israel’s war
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukraine battles ‘elaborate’ Russian defences as Putin condemns Israel’s war

Al Jazeera  

Putin says world should try and stop ‘tragedy’ in Gaza as Russian forces reportedly kill civilians in Ukraine’s Kherson. A St Petersburg court sentenced Russian artist Alexandra Skochilenko to seven years’ imprisonment for “spreading false information” on November 17, after she replaced five supermarket price tags with messages against the war. Ukraine’s general staff said on November 17 their marines …

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers
1 year, 1 month ago

Ukrainian officers investigated for holding awards ceremony struck by Russia, killing 19 soldiers

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Monday launched a criminal investigation into military officers who organized a troop-honoring ceremony that was hit by a Russian missile strike, killing 19 soldiers in one of the deadliest single attacks reported by Ukrainian forces. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lamented the deaths of the men of the 128th Separate Mountain-Assault Brigade of Zakarpattia as a “tragedy …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 594
1 year, 2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 594

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced General Ihor Tantsyura as the commander of Ukraine’s Territorial Defence Forces, whose roles include protection of critical facilities, combating sabotage and enemy intelligence forces, and maintaining security. Politics and diplomacy The United Nations human rights office voiced “deep concern” over Moscow’s “mass conferral” of Russian passports …

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations
1 year, 2 months ago

UN rights experts decry war crimes by Russia in Ukraine and look into genocide allegations

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Independent U.N.-backed human rights experts said Monday they have turned up continued evidence of war crimes committed by Russian forces in their war against Ukraine, including torture — some of it with such “brutality” that it led to death — and rape of women aged up to 83 years old. The team said its evidence showed crimes committed …

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech
1 year, 3 months ago

Russian foreign minister lambastes the West but barely mentions Ukraine in UN speech

The Independent  

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 529
1 year, 4 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 529

Al Jazeera  

Here is the situation on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Fighting A blood transfusion centre, a university and an aeronautics facility in Ukraine were damaged in deadly air raids as Russian and Ukrainian forces escalated their attacks late on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for the attack on the blood bank in the eastern town of Kupiansk and described …

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Evocative of genocide’: Ukrainians held by Russians allege torture

Al Jazeera  

A team of legal experts says half of those detained in Kherson were subject to sexual violence, beatings and other abuse. The Mobile Justice Team, which was established by the human rights law firm Global Rights Compliance, said on Wednesday that of 320 cases examined in the southern Ukrainian province, many detainees recounted suffocation, waterboarding, severe beatings and threats of …

Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more
1 year, 5 months ago

Thousands of Ukraine civilians are being held in Russian prisons. Russia plans to build many more

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The Ukrainian civilians woke long before dawn in the bitter cold, lined up for the single toilet and were loaded at gunpoint into the livestock trailer. A handwritten calendar is seen on the wall of a building in which Ukrainian civilians said they were detained and tortured by Russian forces, in Kherson, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. …

U.N. report says Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees
1 year, 5 months ago

U.N. report says Russia tortured, executed civilians in Ukraine; Kyiv also abused detainees

LA Times  

Tanya Nedashkivs’ka, 57, mourns the death of her husband, who was killed in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. Russian forces carried out widespread and systematic torture of civilians who were detained in connection with its attack on Ukraine, summarily executing dozens of them, the United Nations human rights office said Tuesday. The vast majority of those interviewed said they …

Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN
1 year, 6 months ago

Torture used by Russian forces in Ukraine may be state policy: UN

Al Jazeera  

UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill Edwards said widespread use of torture by Russian forces appears deliberate. Reports of the widespread use of torture by Russian forces in Ukraine could indicate that the severe abuse of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilians is “state-endorsed” by Moscow, a United Nations expert has said. UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Alice Jill …

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters claim captives, offer trade for meeting with governor
1 year, 6 months ago

Pro-Ukraine Russian fighters claim captives, offer trade for meeting with governor

The Hindu  

A group of pro-Ukraine Russian fighters involved in recent incursions into Russia's border region of Belgorod said on Sunday they had taken two Russian soldiers captive and offered to exchange them for a meeting with the regional Governor. The Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps have reported fighting battles in the region in recent days as Kyiv …

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy slams Russian ‘beasts’ after alleged POW beheading video emerges online
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy slams Russian ‘beasts’ after alleged POW beheading video emerges online

Firstpost  

Ukraine also compared Russia to the notorious Islamic State and called on the International Criminal Court to investigate the killing after the video surfaced showing Russian soldiers in uniform filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday called out Russian “beasts” after a barbaric video emerged on social media allegedly showing the …

'Crimes against humanity': Ukraine on beheading video of prisoner in Russia
1 year, 8 months ago

'Crimes against humanity': Ukraine on beheading video of prisoner in Russia

India Today  

The killing of a Ukrainian prisoner of war on video was a “grave breach of the Geneva Conventions” and a “war crime”, Ukraine said, after a video online purportedly showed Russian soldiers filming themselves beheading a Ukrainian captive with a knife. “The killing of a Ukrainian prisoner of war captured on video is a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions …

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Putin’s war on Ukraine is in the sinister tradition of the Russian war machine

LA Times  

Ukrainian servicemen try to find undamaged shells in a burned-out ammunition depot that was destroyed after a Russian attack near Kostiantynivka, Ukraine. But if you listen to a lot of the debate over Ukraine, you might be forgiven for thinking Putin’s invasion was just a bad mistake, badly implemented by an otherwise serious country. Putin has built on the Soviet …

St. Petersburg blast: What to know about Russian military blogger killed and anti-war activist arrested
1 year, 8 months ago

St. Petersburg blast: What to know about Russian military blogger killed and anti-war activist arrested

Firstpost  

A military blogger was killed and at least 30 left dead in a blast at a café in Russia on Sunday. Tatarsky, a Russian military blogger and cheerleader for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was meeting with members of the public at the “Street Food Bar No. A group called Cyber Front Z, which refers to itself on social media as …

UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners
1 year, 8 months ago

UN accuses Russia, Ukraine forces of 'summary executions' of prisoners

The Hindu  

The United Nations said on Friday it was "deeply concerned" by what it said were summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield. The allegations came shortly after Kyiv accused Russian forces of killing a captured Ukrainian serviceman who was filmed saying "Glory to Ukraine" before being shot dead. "We are deeply concerned …

UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs
1 year, 9 months ago

UN decries torture, killing of Ukrainian and Russian POWs

Al Jazeera  

UN human rights monitors have documented dozens of summary killings of Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war as well as torture, the use of human shields and other abuses since Russia invaded its neighbour, according to a report that says such actions could amount to war crimes. “We are deeply concerned about the summary execution of up to 25 Russian …

Russia has committed 'wide range' of war crimes in Ukraine: UN
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia has committed 'wide range' of war crimes in Ukraine: UN

Hindustan Times  

Russia has committed wide-ranging war crimes in Ukraine such as wilful killings and torture, a U.N.-mandated investigative body said on Thursday, in some cases making children watch loved ones being raped and detaining others alongside dead bodies. The alleged crimes, including the deportation of children, were detailed in a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, which …

A Brutal Act: The execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldier and the outrage over it
1 year, 9 months ago

A Brutal Act: The execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldier and the outrage over it

Firstpost  

A video showing alleged Russian troops executing a Ukrainian soldier, who uttered ‘Glory to Ukraine’, has gone viral on social media. The execution on camera prompted Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to react, with him vowing to “find the murderers” involved in the video and officials in Kyiv condemning the incident as a war crime. “The Russian occupiers have once again …

Ukraine military identifies soldier seen in grisly war video
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine military identifies soldier seen in grisly war video

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — A man who appeared to be shot dead by Russian-speakers in a short video was tentatively identified Tuesday as a missing Ukrainian soldier while the footage circulated widely on Ukrainian social media and caused an uproar. The Ukrainian military’s general staff gave the same name for the dead soldier, saying it was “according to preliminary information.” In …

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