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Articles with tag "prisoners of war"

Il-76 downing

Moscow Says Ready to Hand Over Bodies of Ukrainian POWs Killed in Air Crash

But Kyiv says Russia has yet to provide information about the Ukrainian servicemen said to have died in the disaster.
unverified claims

Ukraine Army Accuses Russia of Shooting Two POWs

Ukraine's army on Sunday accused Russian forces of shooting two prisoners of war and posted a grainy video shot from the air that they said showed the...
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il-76 airlifter

Ukraine Denies POWs Were On Board Downed Russian Plane

“I can tell you for sure there were no Ukrainian prisoners there,” the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said.
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prisoner exchange

Russia, Ukraine Swap 100 POWs Each

"All of them are ours, all of them are back on their native land," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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air disaster

Kremlin Denies Ukraine Requested POW Bodies From Plane Crash

Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence service spokesman Andriy Yusov said earlier that Moscow was ignoring Kyiv’s request to repatriate the bodies.
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belgorod region

Russia Says Kyiv Shot Down Plane Carrying Ukrainian POWs

The Russian Defense Ministry said 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were on board the Il-76 military aircraft when it crashed on Wednesday.
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captured troops

Russia Says Sentenced Over 200 Ukrainian POWs

The head of Russia's Investigative Committee vowed Moscow would continue prosecuting Ukrainian military personnel.
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american guest

Kadyrov Offers Ukrainian POWs in Exchange for Lifting Sanctions on Family

“If [the U.S.] lifts sanctions from my mother, daughter and those who are not guilty of anything… then we will hand over these people,” Kadyrov said...
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'good news'

Russia, Ukraine Swap Hundreds of Prisoners in UAE Brokered Deal

Neither side had announced an exchange in almost five months, with Kyiv accusing Moscow of deliberately blocking deals for political reasons.
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cruel and unusual

Ukrainian Prisoners Tortured, Forced to Dig Russian Trenches – AP

The report describes a system of detention and abuse of civilians that the AP said stands in direct violation of the Geneva Conventions.
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'kept in isolation'

Ukraine Says Hungary Barring Access to Returned POWs

The Russian Orthodox Church said this month that a group of Ukrainian prisoners of war from Transcarpathia had been transferred to Budapest. 
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Feature

‘I Pray to God’: Desperate Relatives of Russian PoWs Decry Lack of Official Help

In some cases, relatives have located their captured loved ones on their own or with the help of Ukrainian social media groups.
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War Crimes

UN Says Both Russia and Ukraine Summarily Executing Prisoners of War

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said it had documented killings by both sides in recent months.
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exchange of troops

Prisoner Swap with Russia Frees 64 Ukrainians and one U.S. Citizen

Ukraine announced that it had secured the release 64 Ukrainians and one U.S. citizen in its latest prisoner swap with Russian forces on Wednesday. "64...
Fighters exchanged

Head of Annexed Donetsk Region Announces Prisoner Swap

The Russian-installed head of eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region, Denis Pushilin, announced the completion of the latest in a series of prisoner swaps...
prisoner exchange

Putin Ally Medvedchuk, 55 Servicemen Freed in Swap With Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin's ally Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 servicemen were handed over to Russia in a record-high prisoner swap with Kyiv, a leader of Moscow-backed...
POW Allegations

Freed Ukrainian Prisoners of War Recount Russian Torture

Paramedic Yuliia Paievska says she underwent “extreme” beatings that didn't stop "even for a minute.”
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