For 80 days, at a sprawling steelworks, a relentless Russian assault met unyielding Ukrainian resistance. This is how it was for those who fought, and for those trapped beneath the battlefield.
Tag: Prisoners of War
A More Muscular NATO Emerges as West Confronts Russia and China
It is a fundamental shift for a military alliance born in the Cold War and scrambling to respond to a newly reshaped world.
Ukraine Announces Prisoner Exchange, Including Mariupol Fighters
Officials said 144 Ukrainian soldiers, many of them seriously injured, were released in an exchange for the same number of Russian and proxy forces.
Kremlin Calls Captured Americans ‘Soldiers of Fortune’
Moscow says the Americans who fought for Ukraine are not regular soldiers who would be covered by the Geneva Conventions, calling their conduct criminal.
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine Face Perils if Captured
Thousands of foreign fighters have gone to fight for Ukraine, but not all join its International Legion. Russia has maintained that some of foreign fighters it has captured are mercenaries.
‘Dead Cities’ Become the Flashpoint for the Fierce War in the East
President Volodymyr Zelensky has framed the battle in Sievierodonetsk as pivotal to the broader fight for the Donbas. Amid relentless Russian attacks, Ukraine holds on and waits for Western weapons.
Foreign Fighters Sentenced to Death in Russia-Held Eastern Ukraine
Legal experts said the death sentences appeared calculated to discourage foreign volunteers from joining Ukraine’s military.
Russia Prosecuting 1,100 Captured Ukrainian Soldiers
Announcing the invasion in February, Vladimir Putin said Ukrainians would be prosecuted for “blood crimes.” Moscow is now making good on that vow.
Turkey Offers to Evacuate Mariupol Fighters Despite Disagreements
Turkey has had a ship waiting for weeks in Istanbul to evacuate those remaining in the Azovstal steel plant, but Ukraine and Russia have not agreed to a plan, a Turkish official said.