Moscow cuts another lifeline to Europe’s human rights system as Putin moves to exit anti-torture convention
The step shields Russian prisons from international inspectors, raising fears for Ukrainian POWs and abducted civilians.
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33 Russian guards, medics, commanders: InformNapalm links POW abuse in Mordovia to named Russian staff
The OSINT publication exposes those allegedly complicit in systematic violence against Ukrainian captives at IK-10 colony.
144 Russian prison guards exposed for torturing Ukrainian POWs—investigation reveals daily routine of cruelty and family life
The Molfar Intelligence Institute, a Ukrainian NGO, traced how guards commit war crimes and then return to allegedly normal homes.
“We’ll cut it off and rape you”: Ukrainian prisoner threatened with castration during interrogation in Russian captivity
Anatoliy Tutov survived four rounds of beatings and sexual torture, and released with broken ribs, internal bruises, and fractured bones.
Ukraine reveals name of main torturer of journalist Roshchyna, who was killed in Russian detention center
Alexander Shtuda, the Russian detention chief, is now charged with overseeing the savage abuse that led to Victoria Roshchyna’s death.
Russian “Doctor Evil” posts about loving family and medical pride online, while he degrades and tortures Ukrainian POWs in reality
Investigators identified a Russian doctor who shocked Ukrainian prisoners of war with stun guns, forced them to bark like dogs and crawl on floors, made them recite degrading slurs, and denied them medical care.
“He said we deserve genocide”: Journalists unmask Russian “Dr. Evil” torturer of Ukrainian POWs
A stunning investigation by Radio Free Europe identifies Illia Sorokin, a Russian prison medic who brutalized captured Ukrainian soldiers with electric shocks, rubber batons, and degrading humiliation.
Seriously wounded Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity filled with torture
The exchange on 4 July included soldiers captured during Mariupol siege in 2022 who spent over three years in Russian custody.
Ukraine conducts fourth POW swap in a week, returns defenders held since 2022
The latest group includes wounded and ill personnel captured during major battles.
Doctor’s desperate act: Breaking medical ethics to show world Russia’s torture of Ukrainian POWs
Unable to stay silent while examining the tortured body of a Ukrainian hero, he made a choice that violated patient privacy but served a higher truth.
ISW: Ukraine denies Russian claims on alleged blocking of POW and KIA body exchange
Ukrainian authorities insist that no agreement had been finalized for the exchange as of 6 June.
Ukraine and Russia to exchange prisoners of war this weekend — only result of Istanbul peace talks
The exchange is expected to involve 1,200 prisoners from each side.
AP: Ukrainian POW Serhii Hryhoriev died in Russian prison—he is one of over 200
The tragic toll highlights abuse and neglect in Russian detention facilities, according to Ukrainian and international reports.
Zelenskyy: “303 defenders are home” after final stage of 1000-for-1000 prisoner exchange
Soldiers from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and more are now receiving medical aid and support. Among the freed are National Guard members, border guards, and Mariupol defenders.
CNN: Intercepted Russian radio orders suggest systematic execution of surrendering Ukrainian POWs
CNN reports voice transmissions telling troops to kill surrendering Ukrainians six separate times.
205 Ukrainian soldiers return home after years in Russian captivity
Among the released are defenders of the besieged and occupied in 2022 city of Mariupol.
Forbidden stories: Ukrainian journalist went to document torture in Russian detention — her body returned without organs
26-year-old Viktoriia Roshchyna wanted to document the treatment of Ukrainian civilians in Russian-occupied detention centers, but she was captured and tortured herself, becoming a victim of the system she was investigating.
Ukrainian POW lost 40 kg in Russian captivity proving Russia’s human rights violations
Ivan Petrovsky defended Mariupol in the early months of Russia's full-scale invasion and was captured in May 2022.
Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs part of systematic policy, FT investigation reveals
FT identified a suspected Russian soldier from the 30th Brigade, and documented over 30 cases across the frontline since February 2022.
Ukraine returned 150 defenders from Russian captivity, some held over 2 years
"For them and their families, this day carries more weight than all the years of waiting," President Zelenskyy said.