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SBU
Russians Tried to Force Ukrainian POW’s Wife to Carry Out Terrorist Attacks
The BBC reported on Tuesday how the Kyiv housewife was promised her POW husband would be better treated if she committed acts of treason.
Jan. 15, 2025
Zelensky
‘There Should Be No Doubt Left in the World’ – Ukraine at War Update for Jan. 13
Ukraine proposes a prisoner exchange with Pyongyang after capturing North Korean soldiers; Zelensky offers aid to wildfire-hit Los Angeles; Russia intensifies its offensive in the east.
Jan. 13, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia Make Preliminary Agreement for ‘Systematic’ POW Swaps in 2025
Ukraine has secured a preliminary agreement with Russia to establish systematic prisoner exchanges in 2025, prioritizing the return of seriously ill and wounded soldiers.
Jan. 6, 2025
War in Ukraine
More Than 1,000 Abducted Ukrainian Children Returned in 2024 – Ombudsman
Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, summed up the results of 2024.
Jan. 3, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Losses in Kursk Hit 38,000 – Syrsky
The Kursk Offensive has added 700 more enemy prisoners to Ukraine’s exchange fund too, Ukraine’s Commander in Chief said.
Jan. 2, 2025
War in Ukraine
‘We Do Not Forget Anyone’ – Ukraine at War Update for Dec. 31
New Year’s celebrations bring big prisoner exchange; As US pledges $2.5B in more aid, Moscow repeats: no peace without surrender of Ukrainian land; Russian oil tankers still poison Black Sea beaches.
Dec. 31, 2024
War in Ukraine
Russia, Ukraine Exchange Over 300 POWs Ahead of New Year’s Eve
Moscow and Kyiv swapped 150 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops on Monday in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
Dec. 30, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘We Need to End That Horrible, Horrible War’ – Ukraine at War Update for Dec. 23
Over the weekend: Trump says Putin wants to meet ASAP to discuss ending the war; Slovak PM heads to the Kremlin on a surprise visit; and Ukraine appeals to UN after Russia accused of executing 5 POWS.
Dec. 23, 2024
Donetsk
Explosion in Donetsk Kills Ex-Olenivka Prison Boss Yevsyukov, Known for 2022 Attack on Ukrainian POWs
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, 2024
Top News
Russia Returns Bodies of POWs From Plane Crash – Kyiv Seeks ID Confirmation
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, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian Troops Execute Five Ukrainian POWs in Zaporizhzhia, Suspects Identified
Ukrainian law enforcement has identified the Russian military unit involved in the killings. Investigators have secured video evidence of the executions.
Nov. 28, 2024
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Says Russia Shot Dead Five Surrendered Soldiers
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, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘No Information About Ukrainian Children’ – Ukraine at War Update for Nov. 13
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, 2024
Top News
Russian Forces Carry Out More Brutal Executions of Ukrainian POWs
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, 2024
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Homecoming for 563 Fallen Ukrainian Soldiers
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, 2024
Chechnya
Kadyrov Boasts of Killing Ukrainian POWs, Using Them as Human Shields
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, 2024