Ukraine is open to considering an all-for-all prisoner of war (POW) exchange, and will discuss the idea at the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 3.
Adil Muhammad, a Somali, sits in a Russian military uniform among other prisoners of war (POWs) in a press conference in Ukraine’s capital in mid-March. The former infantryman was captured in combat near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast while fighting with the Russian army in Ukraine in early 2024, five
At least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) have been executed by Russian soldiers, the head of the War Crimes Department in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Yurii Belousov, said on April 9.
The Prosecutor General's Office has opened an investigation into a video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers shooting three captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemen in Kherson Oblast, the office announced on April 7.
Turkish Ombudsman Seref Malkoc is going to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war who have been held in Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on April 5, citing Turkish official.
"Calling for respect for the principles of international law, I express desire for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine: all for all!" Pope Francis said on March 31, according to Vatican News.
Two Ukrainian prisoners of war, part of a group of 11 handed over to Hungary by Russia in June 2023, said in an interview to Deutsche Welle, that Hungarian representatives imposed conditions preventing their return to Ukraine until the war's end.
At least 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW), recently captured by Russia, have been executed between Dec. 1, 2023, and Feb. 29, a report by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on March 26.
Key developments on March 26: * UN: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter * Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky hit with Neptune missile, says Ukraine * Ukraine dismisses Security Council secretary Danilov * Polish official says NATO considering shooting down Russian missiles that approach...
Mar 24, On this date in 1944, the real ‘Great Escape’ occurred when British Commonwealth POWs escaped from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III. It was immortalized in the HIGHLY fictionalized 1963 film ‘The Great Escape’ (including among other inaccuracies, the role of Americans in the actual escape.) In the movie, Steve McQueen's character was based on Jerry Sage of the Office of Strategic Services.
After Russia said Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the recent Il-76 plane crash, Ukraine appealed to return the allegedly killed POWs home, Andrii Yusov, a representative of the military intelligence, said on Feb. 1. But the Russian government has not responded to Ukraine's request, he added. There is no evidence of the...
Russia shows no willingness to return bodies of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) allegedly killed in an Il-76 plane crash on Jan. 24, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Yusov said in a comment to Suspilne, published on Jan. 30.
Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Jan. 29 that it had restored all services following yesterday's DDoS attack.
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Jan. 26 that during the planned exchange of POWs two days earlier Moscow was to return to Ukraine 65 people from one of the lists Russian propagandists shared after the crash of Il-76 transport plane in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
The Ukrainian Prosecutor?s Office has launched an investigation into the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers near Zaporizhzhia.
Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has confirmed the authenticity of a video in which a Russian soldiers is seen using Ukrainian POWs as human shields, the New Voice of Ukraine reported on Dec. 27.
The last major prisoner exchange was in August, but Ukrainian families are getting calls from POWs held by Russia asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government.
Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that several Palestinian prisoners (including children and elderly) taken from Gaza have died in Israeli custody.
Those detained there are kept in fenced compounds with their eyes covered and hands cuffed for most of the day, and in their prison compounds the light is on all night long.
It's reported that more than a thousand Palestinian over the age of 15 were kidnapped from Gaza into Israeli.
The news came after a video surfaced that was subsequently republished by RFE/RL depicting what appeared to be unarmed Ukrainian POWs being forced to walk at gunpoint toward Ukrainian lines.
Kirill Popov, the first deputy head of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service's Moscow branch, is likely to have overseen the work of the Olenivka POW camp, located in the occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast.
Zelensky: Ukraine open to considering all-for-all POW exchange (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine is open to considering an all-for-all prisoner of war (POW) exchange, and will discuss the idea at the upcoming Peace Summit in Switzerland in June, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on May 3.
'I’d be a king in Somalia with this money:’ Foreign POWs on being lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Adil Muhammad, a Somali, sits in a Russian military uniform among other prisoners of war (POWs) in a press conference in Ukraine’s capital in mid-March. The former infantryman was captured in combat near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast while fighting with the Russian army in Ukraine in early 2024, five
Prosecutors investigating executions of 54 Ukrainian POWs by Russia (kyivindependent.com)
At least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) have been executed by Russian soldiers, the head of the War Crimes Department in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Yurii Belousov, said on April 9.
Prosecutor General's Office: Russian soldiers kill 3 Ukrainian POWs (kyivindependent.com)
The Prosecutor General's Office has opened an investigation into a video that purportedly shows Russian soldiers shooting three captured and unarmed Ukrainian servicemen in Kherson Oblast, the office announced on April 7.
Turkish Ombudsman to visit Ukrainian POWs in Russian captivity (kyivindependent.com)
Turkish Ombudsman Seref Malkoc is going to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war who have been held in Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of the Prisoners of War reported on April 5, citing Turkish official.
Pope calls for exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine in Easter sermon (kyivindependent.com)
"Calling for respect for the principles of international law, I express desire for a general exchange of all prisoners between Russia and Ukraine: all for all!" Pope Francis said on March 31, according to Vatican News.
Ukrainian POWs faced conditional release from Hungary (kyivindependent.com)
Two Ukrainian prisoners of war, part of a group of 11 handed over to Hungary by Russia in June 2023, said in an interview to Deutsche Welle, that Hungarian representatives imposed conditions preventing their return to Ukraine until the war's end.
UN: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter (kyivindependent.com)
At least 32 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW), recently captured by Russia, have been executed between Dec. 1, 2023, and Feb. 29, a report by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on March 26.
Ukraine war latest: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter, UN says (kyivindependent.com)
Key developments on March 26: * UN: At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter * Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky hit with Neptune missile, says Ukraine * Ukraine dismisses Security Council secretary Danilov * Polish official says NATO considering shooting down Russian missiles that approach...
Russia ignores Ukraine's appeal to return bodies of POWs Moscow says are killed in Il-76 crash (kyivindependent.com)
After Russia said Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed in the recent Il-76 plane crash, Ukraine appealed to return the allegedly killed POWs home, Andrii Yusov, a representative of the military intelligence, said on Feb. 1. But the Russian government has not responded to Ukraine's request, he added. There is no evidence of the...
Military intelligence: Russia shows no intent to return bodies of POWs allegedly on crashed Il-76 (kyivindependent.com)
Russia shows no willingness to return bodies of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) allegedly killed in an Il-76 plane crash on Jan. 24, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) spokesperson Andrii Yusov said in a comment to Suspilne, published on Jan. 30.
Ukraine's POW Coordination Headquarters restores services after cyberattack (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Jan. 29 that it had restored all services following yesterday's DDoS attack.
Ukrainian officials meet relatives of POWs who Russia claims were in crashed Il-76, say no evidence to confirm that (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on Jan. 26 that during the planned exchange of POWs two days earlier Moscow was to return to Ukraine 65 people from one of the lists Russian propagandists shared after the crash of Il-76 transport plane in Russia's Belgorod Oblast.
Ombudsman says Ukraine may hold another prisoner swap in coming weeks (kyivindependent.com)
Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman voiced hope on Jan. 3 that another prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia may take place in the coming weeks.
Ukraine and Russia announce largest prisoner swap since start of war (www.theguardian.com)
Both sides release more than 200 troops in first exchange since August after UAE-mediated negotiations
Russians execute Ukrainian prisoners of war near Zaporizhzhia (www.pravda.com.ua)
The Ukrainian Prosecutor?s Office has launched an investigation into the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers near Zaporizhzhia.
Ombudsman confirms Russia used Ukrainian POWs as human shields (kyivindependent.com)
Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets has confirmed the authenticity of a video in which a Russian soldiers is seen using Ukrainian POWs as human shields, the New Voice of Ukraine reported on Dec. 27.
Russia uses POWs as a political weapon against Kyiv (www.politico.eu)
The last major prisoner exchange was in August, but Ukrainian families are getting calls from POWs held by Russia asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government.
‘It’s the time you’re meant to be with your family’: the continuing plight of Ukrainian PoWs (www.theguardian.com)
Families desperate for news of loved ones held by Russia know the longer they are there the harder their recovery will be
Prosecutor's Office opens investigation into Russia's use of Ukrainian POWs as human shields (kyivindependent.com)
The news came after a video surfaced that was subsequently republished by RFE/RL depicting what appeared to be unarmed Ukrainian POWs being forced to walk at gunpoint toward Ukrainian lines.
Olenivka POW camp, where Ukrainians were tortured, was likely supervised by a high-ranking official from Moscow (kyivindependent.com)
Kirill Popov, the first deputy head of the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service's Moscow branch, is likely to have overseen the work of the Olenivka POW camp, located in the occupied parts of Donetsk Oblast.