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Kremlin’s brutal war crimes: Shocking execution and torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian forces
18 hours, 38 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 …

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Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk
2 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk

LA Times  

In this image made from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, a Russian sniper, in an undisclosed location, fires toward Ukrainian forces. Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. DeepState, a …

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Russian prisoners get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russian prisoners get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t

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 …

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Ukraine says Russia refuses to turn over the bodies of military plane crash victims
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russia refuses to turn over the bodies of military plane crash victims

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia has refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of scores of prisoners of war whom the Kremlin claims were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Kyiv’s forces, a Ukrainian intelligence official said. Russia accused Ukraine of killing its own men, while Kyiv dismisses Moscow’s assertions as “rampant Russian propaganda.” Kyiv …

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Ukraine says Russia won’t turn over bodies of POWs allegedly killed in plane crash
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine says Russia won’t turn over bodies of POWs allegedly killed in plane crash

LA Times  

In an image from video, flames rise from a plane crash near Yablonovo, Russia, on Jan. 24. Russia has refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of scores of purported prisoners of war the Kremlin claims were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Kyiv’s forces, a Ukrainian intelligence official said. Russia accused Ukraine of …

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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

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week’s crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces. After the Jan. 24 crash of the Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border …

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Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s Putin blames Ukraine for crash of POW’s plane and pledges to make investigation public

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged Friday to make public the findings of Moscow’s investigation into the crash of a transport plane that he alleged Kyiv’s forces shot down despite having been informed that Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board. In his first public remarks on Wednesday’s crash, Putin repeated previous comments by Russian officials that “everything was planned” for …

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Ukrainians worry after plane crash that prisoner swaps with Russia will end
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Ukrainians worry after plane crash that prisoner swaps with Russia will end

LA Times  

Yevheniia Synelnyk, whose brother has been in Russian captivity for more than 1½ years, visits a park in Kyiv, Ukraine. As Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over this week’s crash of a Russian military transport plane, which Moscow said carried dozens of Ukrainian POWs, families fear that future prisoner exchanges may be in danger and that their loved ones could …

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Russian military says plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes near Ukraine
11 months ago

Russian military says plane carrying 65 Ukrainian POWs crashes near Ukraine

Associated Press  

A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for a swap. Russian radar registered the launch of two missiles from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region that borders Belgorod, the statement said. Russia may have employed …

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Russia accuses Ukraine of downing military plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard
11 months ago

Russia accuses Ukraine of downing military plane, killing 65 Ukrainian POWs aboard

LA Times  

A September 2022 prisoner swap between Moscow and Kyiv saw the release of many Ukrainian soldiers who had defended a steel plant in Mariupol. A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down, saying all 74 people aboard were killed, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war headed for …

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Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow’s side

Associated Press  

Russia is sending Ukrainian prisoners of war to the front lines of their homeland to fight on Moscow’s side in the war, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. “Russian authorities might claim they are recruiting them on a voluntary basis but it’s hard to imagine a scenario where a prisoner of war’s decision could be taken truly voluntarily, …

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Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow's side
1 year, 1 month ago

Russia reportedly is using Ukrainian POWs to fight in their homeland on Moscow's side

The Independent  

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Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs
2 years, 4 months ago

Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine trade accusations after dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in Russian-occupied Donetsk. ‘War crime’ In a statement, the Ukrainian army said the attack was “not coordinated with the leadership” of Russia’s defence ministry and was used to conceal the “embezzlement of funds” allocated for Ukrainian POWs. “Russia has committed another petrifying war crime by shelling …

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Ukrainian fighters who surrendered defending Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian fighters who surrendered defending Mariupol steel mill registered as POWs

ABC  

Amid fear of Russian reprisals, hundreds of Ukrainian fighters — who surrendered after enduring the merciless assault on Mariupol's steel factory — have been registered as prisoners of war. Key points: As part of its role ensuring humane treatment of prisoners of war, the Red Cross has registered hundreds of Ukrainian fighters evacuated from Mariupol by the Russians Amnesty International …

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EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs?
2 years, 7 months ago

EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs?

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Breaking its recent silence on prisoners of war, the Red Cross said Thursday it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainian prisoners of war who left the giant Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces. The announcement by the International Committee of the Red Cross, which acts …

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