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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
Chechnya
A Kyiv Post journalist spoke with Russian conscripts and Chechens, learning details about the orders from the Russian military command and the POW's speculations about the events in the Kursk region.
Sep. 19
Russian Armed Forces
An image posted on social media shows the prisoner lying on his back with his hands tied and a sword inscribed with “For Kursk” thrust into his chest.
Sep. 17
Azov
15 servicemen from the “Azov” regiment of the National Guard are returning home after more than two years in Russian captivity. This group is mainly made up of women.
Sep. 13
Propaganda
A sense of hopelessness, no means of evacuation and instilled myths about conditions if captured by Ukraine, are pushing Russian soldiers to pull the trigger on their own lives.
Aug. 31
War in Ukraine
This marks the first exchange since the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched an offensive in the Kursk region and the 55th exchange overall.
Aug. 24
SBU
Contrary to Russian propagandists' claims that Moscow has halted such exchanges, Lubinets confirmed that communication between Ukrainian and Russian ombudsmen is ongoing.
Aug. 15
War in Ukraine
The two sides regularly exchange soldiers' bodies as well as captured prisoners of war in rare diplomatic dealmaking between Moscow and Kyiv.
Aug. 2
Zelensky
The president’s statement came after talks with Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief amid speculation that the war was grinding to stalemate that would require territory to be ceded in exchange for peace.
Jul. 29