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Belarus Weekly: Ukrainian, Russian ombudsmen meet in Minsk to discuss POWs exchange

Two of Alexander Lukashenko’s “challengers” in upcoming 2025 presidential elections drop out before race even starts, pledge support for Belarusian dictator. Lukashenko pardons 31 political prisoners as pre-election police raids intensify. Lukashenko allows the family to visit Maria Kalesnikava in jail, ending over 600 days of holding the prominent opposition leader incommunicado. Ukraine, Russia ombudsmen […]

Ukraine

November 15, 2024

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Russian troops reportedly shoot 9 Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast

Nine Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners were allegedly shot by Russian troops in Kursk Oblast earlier this week, the crowd-sourced monitoring site Deepstate reported on Oct. 13. The shootings are said to have occurred on Oct. 10, Deepstate reported, citing sources in Ukraine's First Tank Brigade. "Information about the possible shooting by the Russians […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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Ukraine's 3rd Brigade says it cleared out Kharkiv Oblast village, took ex-convict POWs

Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade said on Nov. 25 that it had cleared out Russian troops from the Kopanky village in Kharkiv Oblast, taking several prisoners of war (POW) from Russia’s First Tank Army. Russian forces were reportedly pushed out after they attempted to break into Kopanky, a village in eastern Kharkiv Oblast close to the […]

Ukraine

November 25, 2024

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Prosecutors open investigation into alleged killing of 9 POWs by Russians in Kursk Oblast

Ukraine's Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin announced on Oct. 13 that his office had opened an investigation after Russian troops reportedly shot nine Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered as prisoners in Kursk Oblast. "The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and an international crime. A criminal case has been opened […]

Ukraine

October 13, 2024

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Russian soldiers suspected of executing 4 more Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk

Four unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were apparently shot and killed by Russian forces in Donetsk Oblast earlier this November, adding to the five previously reported executions of Ukrainian soldiers, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Nov. 28. According to the statement, Russian troops captured four Ukrainian defenders during an assault in the Pokrovsk […]

Ukraine

November 28, 2024

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Russia’s milbloggers celebrate executions of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk region

Russian pro-war milbloggers have reacted to yet more reports of Ukrainian POWs being executed by Moscow’s forces by seeking to justify the killings, while some have even called for more. In the latest case of what appears to be an increasingly common occurrence, Russian troops reportedly shot dead nine Ukrainian drone operators who surrendered near […]

Ukraine

October 14, 2024

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Ombudsman reacts to alleged Russian execution of Ukrainian POWs

Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets reacted to a video allegedly showing Russian troops executing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) on Dec. 22, vowing to report "another crime" to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to seek justice. "The video shows how Russian soldiers shot five captured Ukrainian defenders," Lubinets said in […]

Ukraine

December 22, 2024

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At least 102 Ukrainian POWs executed by Russia, ombudsman says

Russian forces have executed at least 102 Ukrainian prisoners of war since 2022, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview on Oct. 18, citing data from the Prosecutor General's Office. According to Lubinets, the actual number of such cases is likely much higher since it is difficult to document Russian war crimes without supporting […]

Ukraine

October 19, 2024

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Russia executed 2 Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say

Russian soldiers executed two captured Ukrainian soldiers near Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office reported on Oct. 21. On Oct. 18, during an attack on Ukrainian positions, Russian forces captured the two unarmed soldiers, forced them face down, and later shot them at close range. This execution is a violation of the […]

Ukraine

October 21, 2024

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4 Ukrainian POWs killed by Russian forces near Selydove, Prosecutor General's Office reports

Russian soldiers killed four captured Ukrainian servicemen near the town of Selydove in Donetsk Oblast, the Prosecutor General's Office reported on Oct. 24. In a post on Telegram, it said the four members of Ukraine's National Guard were fighting near the town when they were taken prisoner during a Russian attack on Oct. 6. Russian […]

Ukraine

October 24, 2024

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Chechnya drone strike: Kadyrov claims to use Ukrainian POWs as human shields

Chechen dictator Ramzan Kadyrov on Oct. 29 apparently boasted about using Ukrainian prisoners as human shields, claiming there were casualties among the captives after a drone strike on Chechnya. The Russian Special Forces University of Vladimir Putin in the Chechen city of Gudermes was damaged by a drone attack early on Oct. 29, marking the […]

Ukraine

October 30, 2024

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Ukraine calls on Moscow to provide list of POWs ready for swap

Kyiv urged Moscow on Nov. 3 to provide a list of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) prepared for an exchange, following Russia’s accusation that Ukraine was obstructing the process. Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets reached out to his Russian counterpart: "We are always ready to exchange prisoners of war!" he wrote on his official […]

Ukraine

November 2, 2024

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