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Prisoners of war

Crime scene — Kursk: what happens to Ukrainians in the most notorious Russian POW facility
Crime scene — Kursk: what happens to Ukrainians in the most notorious Russian POW facility

“The worst thing at every pretrial detention center is admission. I was brought to Kursk Pretrial Detention […]

5 May 2023

Kathryne Bomberger: “It is critical that the process of identifying missing persons be based on DNA analysis”
Kathryne Bomberger: “It is critical that the process of identifying missing persons be based on DNA analysis”

The search and identification of missing persons is the most complicated but most necessary procedure during a […]

2 May 2023

Disappearing of the 501st Marine Battalion: Unknown Circumstances of Captivity
Disappearing of the 501st Marine Battalion: Unknown Circumstances of Captivity

The city of Mariupol found itself isolated on the first days of the full scale invasion. Constant […]

25 April 2023

Vicious Circle: Where Russia Holds Defender of Kherson Andriy Horshkov
Vicious Circle: Where Russia Holds Defender of Kherson Andriy Horshkov

A year ago, on March 30, 2022, the Russian military kidnapped Andriy Horshkov, a resident of Kherson, […]

31 March 2023

Ukraine 5 AM Coalition condemns ‘sentences’ to three Ukrainian prisoners of war passed by militants
Ukraine 5 AM Coalition condemns ‘sentences’ to three Ukrainian prisoners of war passed by militants

On March 10, the official website of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation published information about the "conviction" of three Ukrainian prisoners of war. The Coalition emphasizes that violating the right of prisoners of war to a fair trial is a war crime.

10 March 2023

Void sentences. Russia-controlled “courts” of Donetsk and Luhansk have convicted three Ukrainian military
Void sentences. Russia-controlled “courts” of Donetsk and Luhansk have convicted three Ukrainian military

On March 10, 2022, it became known that Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian journalist, human rights activist, and military, was “sentenced” in occupied Luhansk to 13 years of the colony with a strict regime. Viktor Pokhozey and Vladyslav Shel have received sentences of 8.5 and 18.5 years of colony accordingly. 

10 March 2023

16 sailors missing: where are the service people from the sunken Sloviansk and Stanislav boats?
16 sailors missing: where are the service people from the sunken Sloviansk and Stanislav boats?

Last spring, two Ukrainian military boats, Sloviansk and Stanislav, were drowned in battles with the Russian invaders […]

9 March 2023

The first captives on February 24: how it happened. Stories of Ukrainian soldiers
The first captives on February 24: how it happened. Stories of Ukrainian soldiers

On the morning of February 24, the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir […]

24 February 2023

Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region
Russia’s secret prison. Some 650 Ukrainians are being held in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 2 in Bryansk Region

A secret prison located in the town of Novozybkov, approximately 170 kilometers from Chernihiv in Bryansk Region, […]

23 February 2023

A long way home. Or how Ukrainian POWs are forced to reject exchange and take Russian citizenship
A long way home. Or how Ukrainian POWs are forced to reject exchange and take Russian citizenship

Ongoing torture, starvation, and the lack of personal care products make up a typical day for Ukrainian […]

23 January 2023

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