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Donetsk
In Donetsk, former Olenivka prison boss Sergey Yevsyukov, notorious for terrorism against Ukrainian POWs, was killed by a car bomb; some Russian media claim it was an act of Ukrainian special forces.
Dec. 9
Top News
Russia has handed over the remains of Ukrainian “prisoners of war” allegedly killed when an Il-76 crashed in January, but Ukraine will carry out further investigation to positively identify them.
Dec. 9
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Ukrainian law enforcement has identified the Russian military unit involved in the killings. Investigators have secured video evidence of the executions.
Nov. 28
War in Ukraine
The regional prosecutor’s office stated that Russian soldiers captured them, forced them to leave the shelter unarmed, and lie on the ground before shooting them.
Nov. 26
War in Ukraine
Trump taps Florida rep and Special Forces vet to advise on foreign policy; Some 19K Ukrainian children still missing in Russia, Kyiv says; Moscow continues attacks on energy grid in border towns.
Nov. 13
Top News
A video showing Russian soldiers carrying out brutal close-up shootings at least two unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war was circulated on social media on Nov. 11.
Nov. 11
Armed Forces of Ukraine
According to the report, the remains include 320 defenders from the Donetsk sector and 89 from the Bakhmut sector, with Ukraine retrieving 154 bodies from morgues in Russia.
Nov. 8
Chechnya
The Chechen leader has claimed that the only casualties from Tuesday’s drone attack on the Special Forces University in Chechnya were Ukrainian prisoners being held there.
Oct. 31
War in Ukraine
Visiting Ukraine, US defense secretary outlines $400M aid package; Kyiv criticizes Putin meeting with UN chief on Thursday; Russian milbloggers describe use of pesticides on Ukrainian POWs.
Oct. 22
War in Ukraine
In captivity, Ukrainian POWs were given just 10 minutes twice a month to shave their heads.
Oct. 13
Azov
More footage appeared of Russians executing Ukrainians surrendering. A captured Russian soldier revealed that orders were given to shoot, not capture, POWs.
Oct. 7
Mariupol
The mass execution of POWs in Olenivka more than two years ago is another piece of evidence showing the scale of Russian war crimes. Ukraine must remember its heroes and remind the world of them.
Oct. 5
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s Prosecutor General reported the murders as another Russian war crime, saying: “This is the largest case of execution of Ukrainian POWs on the front line.”
Oct. 2
War in Ukraine
The independent commission’s inquiry has identified widespread systematic torture against Ukrainian civilians and prisoners of war in both the occupied territories and the Russian Federation.
Sep. 25
War in Ukraine
Beyond the torture and rape in prison camps, the expert denounced "the lack of adequate medical assistance to those who desperately needed it" in detention centres controlled by Moscow.
Sep. 24
Moscow said 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers were killed when an IL-76 plane was shot down in its western Belgorod region ahead of a planned prisoner exchange between the two sides.
Jan. 24