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    He Was Tortured with Electricity and Faced an Attempted Rape. The Story of a Kherson Resident Who Shared a Cell with Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev and Almost Committed Suicide in Captivity
    Enforced disappearances
    He Was Tortured with Electricity and Faced an Attempted Rape. The Story of a Kherson Resident Who Shared a Cell with Kherson Mayor Kolykhaiev and Almost Committed Suicide in Captivity

    Viktor Soldatov, a system administrator at the Kherson Shipyard, spent exactly nine months in Russian captivity. In an interview with MIHR, he shared his experience of the occupiers’ abuse of him, his cellmate Ihor Kolykhaiev, the Mayor of Kherson, his unexpected release, and the health issues he faced after the torture.

    27 August 2024

    The Armed Forces of Ukraine Have Been Assailing a Correctional Colony in the Kursk Region, where Russia Has Been Holding Ukrainian Prisoners. MIHR Interviewed Those Released from the Facility
    Prisoners of war
    The Armed Forces of Ukraine Have Been Assailing a Correctional Colony in the Kursk Region, where Russia Has Been Holding Ukrainian Prisoners. MIHR Interviewed Those Released from the Facility

    The Ukrainian Defense Forces have been assaulting a female correctional facility in Mala Loknia, Kursk region, where Ukrainian captives—women and men—have been confined for a long time. The seizure of the colony will be a crucial step for Ukraine in gathering evidence of the war crimes committed by Russia against Ukrainian prisoners of war.

    23 August 2024

    Torture with Electricity and 11 Years of Strict Regime: How Russians Torture and Why They ‘Sentenced’ Serhii Arefiev from Kherson
    Other war crimes
    Torture with Electricity and 11 Years of Strict Regime: How Russians Torture and Why They ‘Sentenced’ Serhii Arefiev from Kherson

    Despite the Kherson being under occupation from the first days of the full-scale invasion, its residents actively protested against the invaders. Among those abducted was Serhii Arefiev, a mobile communications company employee.

    13 August 2024

    Lost in Russian detention centers. How the family of Kherson defender Yehor Kysel is trying to rescue him from captivity
    Prisoners of war
    Lost in Russian detention centers. How the family of Kherson defender Yehor Kysel is trying to rescue him from captivity

    Yehor Kysel, an Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) veteran, defended Kherson during the early days of the full-scale invasion. After the city was occupied, he was abducted by Russians. Since then, the man’s place of detention has changed several times. We share what is happening with the veteran based on the account of his sister, Inna.

    8 August 2024

    Alleged Murderers of Azov Brigade Soldiers in Olenivka Face Charges: Who They are and What the Investigation Reveals
    Prisoners of war
    Alleged Murderers of Azov Brigade Soldiers in Olenivka Face Charges: Who They are and What the Investigation Reveals

    July 28, 2024 is the second anniversary of the mass murder of Ukrainian soldiers of the Azov Brigade held in captivity in Olenivka. Previously the MIHR established the chronology of this crime almost minute by minute. Now we are talking about the progress made in the investigation and the persons charged by the Prosecutor’s Office with the murder.

    28 July 2024

    The Families of Captured Medics are Demanding Stricter Sanctions against Russian Medical Practices
    Advocacy
    The Families of Captured Medics are Demanding Stricter Sanctions against Russian Medical Practices

    The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed the detention of at least 60 Ukrainian doctors in Russian captivity. Meanwhile, the Media Initiative for Human Rights currently lists more than a hundred medical professionals imprisoned by Russia. Human rights activists estimate that the number of such detainees could exceed 500.

    26 July 2024

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