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1000 Days in Captivity: What Is Happening with the Marines Who Defended Mariupol
Prisoners of war
1000 Days in Captivity: What Is Happening with the Marines Who Defended Mariupol

— We were standing by the barracks on the territory of Olenivka and watching for five hours […]

6 January 2025

Head of the MIHR Olha Reshetylova appointed as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and their Families
Advocacy
Head of the MIHR Olha Reshetylova appointed as the Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and their Families

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree appointing Olha Kobylynska, better known by her maiden name Reshetylova, as Presidential Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights of Servicemen and Their Families.

30 December 2024

In Rostov, Three Ukrainians Were Sentenced to 18 Years and More for the Attempted Assassination of Lenin, a DPR Fighter
Enforced disappearances
In Rostov, Three Ukrainians Were Sentenced to 18 Years and More for the Attempted Assassination of Lenin, a DPR Fighter

The 37-year-old Nataliia Vlasova and 46-year-old Viktor Shydlovskyi were detained by representatives of the pro-Russian quasi-structures of the so-called DPR on March 21, 2019, while crossing the Olenivka checkpoint. Both were traveling to the occupied Donetsk, allegedly using forged documents under the surname Petrenko. In Donetsk, their acquaintance, 47-year-old Serhii Hruzynov, was already waiting for them. During the court hearing, all three stated that they had incriminated themselves under torture, confessing to crimes they had not committed.

30 December 2024

“It Would Have Been Better if They Had Shot Me in the Head”: Journalists Discovered Who Was Involved in the Torture and Trial of Kherson Resident Roman Tretiakov
Enforced disappearances
“It Would Have Been Better if They Had Shot Me in the Head”: Journalists Discovered Who Was Involved in the Torture and Trial of Kherson Resident Roman Tretiakov

Ukraine lost control over Kherson in the early days of the full-scale invasion. The city and almost […]

24 December 2024

184 Ukrainians died in Russian captivity since the beginning of full-scale war ─ Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Prisoners of war
184 Ukrainians died in Russian captivity since the beginning of full-scale war ─ Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War

The Media Initiative for Human Rights has received information on the officially confirmed number of Ukrainians who died in Russian captivity. Most of them are prisoners of war, but there are also civilians. MIHR also investigated the most common causes of death in captivity.

23 December 2024

Testimonies under Torture: How They Beat out Confessions of Terrorism in Taganrog
Testimonies under Torture: How They Beat out Confessions of Terrorism in Taganrog

“I disagree with the court’s decision and will appeal it. I consider myself an innocent person who has been criminally prosecuted. I am a soldier who followed the orders of the state of Ukraine. I regret nothing and repent for nothing.” This is the stance Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Maksymchuk expressed to “Mediazona,” a Russian online platform covering court proceedings in Russia after his 20-year prison sentence was announced.

21 December 2024

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