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Russian POWs on their capture in Kursk Oblast: Commanders just disappeared
Their experience of the first days of the Ukrainian incursion shares common themesOn Aug. 6 our outpost was hit by three rockets, which we later found out were HIMARS, said Nikolai. “Two rockets hit the command center, killing two conscripts and two officers. Another rocket landed close to our dugout, collapsing it partially, making it unsuitable for further shelter.”
- Chaotic communication
- Commanders disappearing
- Total lack of preparedness
All of the POWs interviewed by the Kyiv Independent said that they were surprised at the treatment they received in captivity, which went against Russian propaganda narratives saying they would be tortured or killed.
According to the deputy head of the facility, the POWs receive meals three times a day and tea twice, though the lack of a cigarette ration can be painful for them.
https://kyivindependent.com/commanders-just-disappeared-russian-pows-speak-of-their-capture-in-kursk-oblast/
#Kursk #POWs #Russian #conscripts #UkraineRussian POWs on their capture in Kursk Oblast: ‘Commanders just disappeared'
Halfway down a narrow corridor painted all in gray, the guard wrestles with a bulky lock to gain entry to the prison cell. Inside are around twenty young men, sitting on a criss-crossing pattern of metal bunk beds. In the corner of the room, plastic cups and books are stackedkyivindependent.com
Halfway down a narrow corridor painted all in gray, the guard wrestles with a bulky lock to gain entry to the prison cell. Inside are around twenty young men, sitting on a criss-crossing pattern of metal bunk beds. In the corner of the room, plastic cups and books are stackedkyivindependent.com
Ukrainian forces storm penal colony in #Kursk Oblast where Ukrainian prisoners were held
The seizure of the penal colony will be an important step in documenting war crimes committed by Russia against prisoners of war, human rights activists said.
Subsequently, the organization found that female prisoners were also taken to the women's penal colony in Malaya Loknya, which is designed to hold over 200 people. In the fall of 2022, more than 50 captured military and civilian women were held there, the Media Initiative for Human Rights said.
The #HumanRights organization documented the testimonies of several prisoners held in this colony. They mentioned that physical force and humiliation were used against them, which led to significant health problems.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-forces-storm-penal-colony-in-kursk-oblast-where-ukrainian-prisoners-held-human-rights-activists-say/
#WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes #torture #POWs #UkraineUkrainian forces storm penal colony in Kursk Oblast where Ukrainian prisoners were held, human rights activists say
The seizure of the penal colony will be an important step in documenting war crimes committed by Russia against prisoners of war, Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Aug. 23.kyivindependent.com
The seizure of the penal colony will be an important step in documenting war crimes committed by Russia against prisoners of war, Media Initiative for Human Rights reported on Aug. 23.kyivindependent.com
Ukraine captures over 100 Russian, Chechen soldiers in a day in Kursk Oblast
As part of Ukraine's cross-border incursion into neighboring #Kursk Oblast, special forces from the SBU carried out an operation on a #Russian military base on Aug. 14 that resulted in the largest single capture of Russian troops so far in the war, according to the source.
The prisoners of war (POWs) belong to the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division and the #Akhmat unit, a #Chechen group of forces that fights for Russia, the source said.
The source in the #SBU described the base in Kursk Oblast as a "sprawling, concrete, and well-fortified company stronghold," which had facilities including personnel quarters, a canteen, and an armory.
https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-100-russian-pows-kursk/
#StopRussianAggression #POWs #UkraineUkraine captures over 100 Russian, Chechen soldiers in a day in Kursk Oblast, source says
Ukrainian special forces captured 102 Russian and Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast on Aug. 14, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 15.kyivindependent.com
Ukrainian special forces captured 102 Russian and Chechen soldiers in Kursk Oblast on Aug. 14, a source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) told the Kyiv Independent on Aug. 15.kyivindependent.com
Many Russian soldiers #captured in Kursk Oblast battles, Ukraine's state project claims
Among the captives are both conscripts and contract soldiers, according to "Khochu nayti," the project launched in January 2024 by Ukraine's military intelligence for relatives of the #Russian military captured in Ukraine.
"There is also information about the #dead whose bodies were not taken away by their comrades-in-arms during the retreat," the statement read.
The project published drone footage of what it presented as 32 captured Russian soldiers, adding that eight more did not fit into the frame. The Telegram post did not specify whether this was the overall number of Russian troops captured so far
https://kyivindependent.com/many-russian-soldiers-allegedly-captured-in-kursk-oblast/
#StopRussianAggression #POWs #Ukraine #Kursk #border'Many' Russian soldiers captured in Kursk Oblast battles, Ukraine's state project claims
The project published drone footage of what it presented as 32 captured Russian soldiers, adding that eight more did not fit into the frame.kyivindependent.com
The project published drone footage of what it presented as 32 captured Russian soldiers, adding that eight more did not fit into the frame.kyivindependent.com
UN reports over 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were tortured in Russia
#Ukrainian prisoners of war are #tortured from the very first interrogation. They are beaten with metal rods and sticks, stripped naked and severely electrocuted. This is horrible. This is undoubtedly the worst thing I’ve seen in 20 years of my career while visiting the POWs on behalf of the UN.
This happened to more than 95% of Ukrainian POWs. These are #WarCrimes
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/7/7469369/
#Russian #terrorism #POWs #Ukraine #RussiaInvadedUkraineOver 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war were tortured in Russia – UN representative
Head of Mission for the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that over 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war had been tortured in Russia.www.pravda.com.ua
Head of Mission for the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported that over 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war had been tortured in Russia.www.pravda.com.ua
Ombudsman appeals to UN, Red Cross over alleged #execution of Ukrainian POW by Russia
A photo, which is circulating on social media, shows the body of a person with his head and limbs cut off. It is unknown when the photo was taken. The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify it.
Reports of Ukrainian #POWs being #tortured or #killed while in Russian captivity have been surfacing since the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. As of June, the Prosecutor General's Office said 28 criminal investigations were underway regarding the execution of 62 Ukrainian POWs.
"This is not just a violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, this is the behavior of monsters," Lubinets said.
The ombudsman asked international organizations to record another human rights violation by Russia and called on Ukraine's law enforcement to verify the identity of the killed person and the fact of the crime.
https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-appeals-to-un-red-cross-over-alleged-execution-of-ukrainian-pow-by-russian/
#WarCrimes #StopRussianAggression #crimes #Russian #UkraineOmbudsman appeals to UN, Red Cross over alleged execution of Ukrainian POW by Russia
The photo, which is circulating on social media, shows the body of a person with his head and limbs cut off. It is unknown when the photo was taken. The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify it.kyivindependent.com
The photo, which is circulating on social media, shows the body of a person with his head and limbs cut off. It is unknown when the photo was taken. The Kyiv Independent was unable to verify it.kyivindependent.com
#Russian occupiers likely cut off Ukrainian prisoner's limbs and head – Ukraine's #HumanRights Commissioner
A photo has been posted online that appears to show the body of a Ukrainian prisoner whose head and limbs have been cut off by the Russians.
This isn’t just a violation of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War – it’s an absolutely monstrous act. I would like to note that international humanitarian law stipulates that prisoners of war may not be tortured, abused, or killed."
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/08/3/7468817/
#WarCrimes #POWs #StopRussianAggressionRussian occupiers likely cut off Ukrainian prisoner’s limbs and head – Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, has urgently appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, as well as Ukrainian law enforcement, in light of photographs circulating online that appear to show a Ukrainian prisoner who has been tortured and killed by Russian occupiers.www.pravda.com.ua
Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s Human Rights Commissioner, has urgently appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations, as well as Ukrainian law enforcement, in light of photographs circulating online that appear to show a Ukrainian prisoner who has been tortured and killed by Russian occupiers.www.pravda.com.ua
2 years after Ukrainian POWs killed in Olenivka camp explosion, no one prosecuted
Ukrainian authorities have called the #Olenivka attack a deliberate Russian war crime, saying #Russia either hit the prison with artillery or blew it up from inside.
Kyiv said that days before the attack, Russians deliberately put Ukrainian members of the Azov Regiment, who were captured in Mariupol and were awaiting a prisoner exchange, to a separate part of the prison building that was later destroyed in the explosion.
https://kyivindependent.com/2-years-after-ukrainian-pows-killed-in-olenivka-camp-explosion-no-one-prosecuted/
#WarCrimes #PrisonCamp #POWs #murder #Ukrainian2 years after Ukrainian POWs killed in Olenivka camp explosion, no one prosecuted
Two years after an explosion killed at least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war and injured over 150 more at a penal colony in Russian-occupied Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast on July 28-29, 2022, no one has been held accountable as Russia continues to block investigation efforts.kyivindependent.com
Two years after an explosion killed at least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war and injured over 150 more at a penal colony in Russian-occupied Olenivka, Donetsk Oblast on July 28-29, 2022, no one has been held accountable as Russia continues to block investigation efforts.kyivindependent.com
Ombudsman asks UN, Red Cross to investigate videos of alleged abuses of Ukrainian #POWs
The videos which are spreading on social media show actions that violate the Geneva Conventions and should be used as further proof of Russian violations of international humanitarian law, Lubinets said in his Telegram post on June 2.
The Geneva Conventions require the humane treatment of prisoners of war.
"Unfortunately, such treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war is not an exception to the rules, but a common tactic for the occupiers,"
https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-asks-un-red-cross-to-investigate-videos-of-alleged-abuses-of-ukrainian-pows-near-kharkiv/
#WarCrimes #RussiaInvadedUkraine #StandWithUkraineOmbudsman asks UN, Red Cross to investigate videos of alleged abuses of Ukrainian POWs
Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 2 that he appealed to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate videos showing beatings, humiliation, and threats of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction.kyivindependent.com
Ukraine’s Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on June 2 that he appealed to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to investigate videos showing beatings, humiliation, and threats of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction.kyivindependent.com
