Five members of the regiment returned home from Turkey to a heroes’ welcome on Saturday. The Kremlin accused Ankara of violating the terms of the deal that freed them.
Tag: Prisoners of War
A Captured Russian Soldier’s Story: ‘They Just Sent Us to Die’
An inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. “You’re going in as meat,” he said he was told.
Exclusive: Inside a Ukrainian Battlefield Hospital
The New York Times gained rare access to a military field hospital in eastern Ukraine, capturing the relentless toll of Russia’s war through the eyes of frontline combat medics and wounded soldiers.
Freed Ukrainian P.O.W.s Report Abuses in Russian Captivity
Ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges say that beatings were common, and that they suffered from woefully inadequate health care and food.
Wreck of Japanese Ship That Sank Carrying Australian POWs is Found
When the Montevideo Maru sank in the South China Sea during World War II, it was carrying hundreds of prisoners, most of them Australian.
‘A Quick Death or a Slow Death’: Prisoners Choose War to Get Lifesaving Drugs
An estimated 20 percent of Russia prisoner recruits are H.I.V. positive. To some, the front lines seemed less risky than prisons where they said they were denied effective treatments.
Ukraine Urges Russian Soldiers to Surrender to Drones
Capitalizing on reports of low Russian morale, Ukraine has begun offering enemy troops detailed instructions on how to make their way over the battlefield and lay down their arms.
Russia Beat and Denied Food to Prisoners of War, Ukraine Says
Evidence of Russian abuses of captives has fueled outrage and added to a litany of reports of Russian war crimes.
Viktor Medvedchuk, a Putin Ally, Is Released in Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap
The Ukrainian politician and oligarch had acted as the Kremlin’s primary agent of influence in Ukraine for years.
Russia releases 215 fighters, including Mariupol commanders, in a prisoner exchange.
The exchange, the war’s largest, included Viktor Medvechuk, a Ukrainian oligarch and close friend of the Russian president.