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In the continuing saga of captivity during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, various key developments have emerged. Notably, Ukrainian efforts have led to the release of over 8,000 captives over four years, showing the importance of coordinated strategies for freeing prisoners. The use of advanced technologies, such as drones and robotic systems, has been pivotal in capturing enemy soldiers, highlighting the evolving nature of warfare. Furthermore, the psychological and physical challenges faced by captives, including journalists and military personnel, underline the humanitarian aspect of the conflict. The capture and exchange of prisoners remain central to the conflict's narrative and ongoing attempts to resolve tensions.

What has been the impact of drones on captives during the conflict?

Ukrainian drones and ground-based robotic systems have significantly impacted the conflict by capturing enemy soldiers with less risk to human military personnel. This approach has forced many Russians to surrender, underscoring the critical role of technology in modern warfare and prisoner capture efforts.

How many Ukrainian individuals have been released from captivity since the conflict began?

According to the Coordination Headquarters, over 8,000 Ukrainians have been freed from Russian captivity since the beginning of the full-scale conflict. This achievement is attributed to coordinated diplomatic and military efforts aimed at securing their release.

What are the conditions and challenges faced by Ukrainian captives in Russia?

Ukrainian captives face severe conditions, including psychological pressure, physical torture, and inadequate access to medical care. Notable cases reveal instances of self-harm attempts and prolonged solitary confinement, shedding light on the harsh realities of captivity.

What humanitarian efforts are in place for captives affected by the conflict?

Humanitarian efforts for captives focus on diplomatic negotiations, psychological support, and medical assistance. Organizations and governments work together to facilitate exchanges and provide former captives with much-needed care and support upon their release.

How are former prisoners reintegrated into society after their release?

The reintegration process for former prisoners involves psychological counseling, medical treatment, and community support programs. These steps are crucial in helping them adjust to life after captivity and address the trauma experienced during their detainment.

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полонений Soldiers of 225th SAB captured occupier in Kursk direction: "My entire platoon was killed, no one left". VIDEO The soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion replenished the exchange fund in the Kursk direction and captured the invader. 14 304 32 Previously in trend: War

добровольці Volunteer fighters from "Bashkort" company capture crew of Russian BMP-3 and take armored vehicle as trophy in Pokrovsk direction. VIDEO Soldiers from the Bashkort company in the Pokrovsk direction captured the crew of a Russian BMP-3 and captured a serviceable armoured vehicle. 13 673 13 Previously in trend: War

Доброволець Євгеній Казанцев, який є громадянином РФ, досі перебуває у російському полоні Russian volunteer fighter Yevgeny Kazantsev, who defended Ukraine, is in Russian captivity: He cannot be exchanged Volunteer Yevgeny Kazantsev, who is a Russian citizen and defended Ukraine, is still in Russian captivity. He cannot be exchanged because he is not a citizen of Ukraine. 11 366 20 Previously in trend: War

рф,зсу,армія,боєць,розстріл,злочини Occupants shoot captured Ukrainian soldier. VIDEO The occupiers shot a wounded Ukrainian soldier who had been captured. 59 508 149 Previously in trend: War

полонений РФ Border guards capture Russian assaultman at Kupiansk direction. VIDEO Aerial reconnaissance men of the "Revenge" brigade captured a Russian assaultman in the Kupiansk direction. 7 664 2 Previously in trend: War

війна Mopping up trenches and neutralizing assault group of Russians by reconnaissance men of Rubizh Brigade of NGU in Luhansk region. VIDEO Reconnaissance men of the 4th Brigade of the NGU "Rubizh" near Makiivka, Luhansk region, cleared enemy trenches and neutralised a Russian assault group. 8 542 5 Previously in trend: War

Україна повернула з російського полону 115 воїнів There are difficulties in returning Azovs from captivity, - Zelenskyy Currently, there are difficulties in the return of the Azovs from Russian captivity. 6 184 33

війна Captured Russian commander: "We have way out from Donbas only to kingdom come". VIDEO Nikolay Sur is a lieutenant in the Russian Armed Forces, another prisoner of war captured in battle by the soldiers of the 425th separate assault battalion "Skala" (Cliff). A native of Donetsk, Ukraine, he first took up arms in September 2015 when he was released from prison. In February 2024, he was mobilised. When he was serving near Novoazovsk and living in a pigsty, he was declared to have left the military unit without authorization and was assigned to the Storm Z unit.  15 440 31 Previously in trend: War

війна Occupier surrendered to our fighters in order not to be eliminated by Russian kamikaze drones. VIDEO Andriy Kanov is a native of the Komi Republic of the Russian Federation. The occupier served in the 25th Brigade, 6th Army of the Russian Armed Forces. His unit fell victim to fire as a result of a lack of coordination between assaultmen and UAV operators. They were eliminated by their own drones. 10 658 8 Previously in trend: War

війна Our fighters captured four Russian invaders. VIDEO The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to replenish the exchange fund in the course of counteroffensive actions. Russian occupiers captured by our soldiers were shown on the Internet. 19 511 40 Previously in trend: War

війна Captured Russian conscript in Kursk region: "Akhmatovites ran with us and told us to surrender". VIDEO Valeriy Musinov, a 20-year-old rifleman with the 488th Regiment, a native of Kostroma, was another conscript who was captured in the Kursk region. He had two months to go before he was due to be discharged, but during a Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region, he and his comrades were abandoned by Russian officers. Musinov surrendered on orders of Kadyrov’s soldiers but he was confident that at best the Russians will be replaced and returned home after the "elite" - the Akhmatovites. 13 902 20 Previously in trend: War

війна Russian soldier surrenders to UAV operators from Presidential Brigade. VIDEO Soldiers of the 4th Mechanized Battalion of the Separate Presidential Brigade named after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyi captured the occupier in the Lyman direction. 10 662 9 Previously in trend: War

війна National Guard fighters captures Russian invader in Kharkiv direction. VIDEO Soldiers of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard "Charter" captured a Russian invader in the Kharkiv direction of the frontline. 7 065 8 Previously in trend: War

війна Our fighters captured 30 more occupiers in Kursk region. VIDEO Footage of new Russian POWs was shown on the network - they were captured in the Kursk region. 17 378 22 Previously in trend: War

полон,чеченці,кадировці Group of Kadyrov’s men surrendered to Ukrainian soldiers near town of Sudzha. VIDEO The Ukrainian project 'I Want to Live' has published a video with several dozen prisoners of war captured by Ukrainian soldiers in the Kursk region. Most of the prisoners claim to be from Grozny. 52 838 163

війна Our soldiers captured about 20 more occupants in Kursk region. VIDEO The network showed footage of new Russian prisoners - they were captured in the Kursk region. 24 972 104 Previously in trend: War

війна Ukrainian paratroopers capture occupier with help of drone. VIDEO Ukrainian paratroopers captured a Russian soldier: the entire operation was filmed by a drone. 9 839 9 Previously in trend: War

війна Ukrainian soldiers capture at least 20 more Russian fighters in Kursk region. VIDEO The "breakthrough" in the Kursk region resulted in several groups of Russian fighters being captured. This time, the number of prisoners is estimated to be at least 20. 23 195 54 Previously in trend: War

Белль Head of UN monitoring mission Bell on treatment of Ukrainian prisoners in Russia: Worst I’ve seen, 95% have been tortured The head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, Danielle Bell, called Russia's treatment of Ukrainian prisoners "the worst" she has seen in her 20-year career. More than 95% of Ukrainian prisoners of war have been tortured in Russia. 4 321 18

війна Our soldiers replenished exchange fund with Russian invader on outskirts of Robotyne. VIDEO During the offensive, the Defence Forces continue to replenish the exchange fund. Thus, our fighters captured a Russian invader near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region. 7 664 6 Previously in trend: War

Україна повернула з полону РФ 13 оборонців Азовсталі 13 Azovstal defenders returned from Russian captivity - Coordination Headquarters As a result of the 54th prisoner exchange, 88 privates and sergeants and 7 officers were released from Russian captivity. 4 606 8 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap

Обмін полоненими 17 липня 2024 року Ukraine returns 95 Ukrainian servicemen from Russian captivity, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO&PHOTOS Today, on 17 July, 95 more Ukrainian defenders have been released from Russian captivity. 15 466 44 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap

Обмін полоненими Ukraine and Russia to hold major prisoner exchange today - Bloomberg Ukraine and the Russian Federation, with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates, are planning a major prisoner exchange. 6 233 7 Previously in trend: War

війна Soldiers of 3rd SAB mopped up enemy positions and captured three Russian invaders in Kharkiv region. VIDEO At dawn, the soldiers of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade entered the position where the occupiers had dug in and engaged in close combat under fire from enemy thermobaric ammunition. 8 808 7 Previously in trend: War

війна Russian 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade lost 8 MTLBs and 80 assaultmen during offensive in Chasiv Yar area - captured occupier. VIDEO Denis Ivanov is from the Murmansk region, from the Russian city of Kirovsk. The occupier was a mechanic-driver in a separate assault unit. 9 682 11 Previously in trend: War

окупанти,злочин,воєнний Occupiers shoot captured Ukrainian soldiers in Zaporizhzhia direction. VIDEO 21+ The occupiers shot at least two Ukrainian POWs in the Zaporizhzhia direction. 46 883 117 Previously in trend: War

вмс,тральщик,sandown 29-year-old Ukrainian marine was evacuated from occupied territory: he spent year and half in Russian captivity. VIDEO The Ukrainian Navy's Special Reconnaissance unit "Angels" rescued a 29-year-old Ukrainian marine from Russian captivity. To do so, they conducted a multi-stage special operation to evacuate him from the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine. 10 160 6

полонений окупант Reconnaissance men of "Rubizh" brigade capture dozens of Russian occupants. VIDEO As a result of a successful military operation, several dozen occupants surrendered to the scouts of the Rubizh brigade. 32 012 47 Previously in trend: War

Уповноважений Верховної Ради з прав людини Дмитро Лубінець Russia illegally detains more than 14,000 Ukrainian citizens - Lubinets Russia illegally detains more than 14,000 Ukrainian citizens. The work on their return is the most difficult. Ukraine is also making every effort to return almost 20,000 children. 1 331 25 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap

Володимир Зеленський During war, 3,310 people were already returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. We are currently preparing new solutions for sake of our strength and protection of our people, - Zelenskyy. VIDEO Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the release of Ukrainian military and civilians from Russian captivity and stressed that Ukraine was preparing new solutions to protect Ukrainians. 1 308 17

Визволені з полону РФ військові розповіли про катування All those interviewed after their release from captivity in Russian Federation told about torture, - UN Monitoring Mission Each of the more than 600 interviewed civilians or soldiers who were held captive by the Russian Federation spoke about torture and ill-treatment. 9 959 9 Previously in trend: War

Омбудсмен України Дмитро Лубінець Situation with return of civilians from captivity in Russian Federation is extremely difficult. Ukraine needs the involvement of third countries - Lubinets Ukraine needs help from third countries to return Ukrainian civilians from Russian captivity. So far, only 151 civilians have returned home. 750 2 Previously in trend: War

ДПСУ показала фото захисників, які вчора повернулися в Україну з російського полону. What Ukrainian defenders who returned home after being tortured in Russian captivity look like. PHOTOS The State Border Guard Service published photos of Ukrainian soldiers who returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity on 25 June. 24 228 34 Previously in trend: War

війна Our soldiers captured a Russian commander in Kharkiv region. VIDEO In the Kharkiv region, Ukrainian soldiers captured the commander of a unit of one of the battalions of the 11th Army Corps, alias Bassist. It happened during the rotation of Russian units. 20 172 23 Previously in trend: War

війна Marines replenish exchange fund near Vovchansk. VIDEO The soldiers of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi captured the occupier near Vovchansk. 12 508 7 Previously in trend: War

Звільнені з полону воїни Lost 40-50 kg of weight, but did not let themselves be broken: photos of Ukrainian soldiers released from captivity are published. PHOTOS Shocking photos of Ukrainian soldiers released from Russian captivity have been published. Our defenders have lost 40-50 kg of weight. 27 512 54 Previously in trend: War

окупант,полонений Counterattack by marines of 36th brigade in Vovchansk: two companies of invaders were almost destroyed, two commanders were captured. VIDEO Marines of the 36th Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mykhailo Bilynskyi successfully counterattacked the occupiers in Vovchansk, Kharkiv region, and captured six occupants. 36 825 36 Previously in trend: War

Прикордонники взяли у полон окупанта у Вовчанську Hid from soldiers of Armed Forces for 21 days: border guards captured wounded occupier in Vovchansk. PHOTO Soldiers of the Stalevyi Kordon brigade captured a wounded Russian invader whom his comrades had abandoned in a building in Vovchansk. 13 881 25 Previously in trend: War

Роман Горилик після полону Senior controller of checkpoint of Chernobyl NPP Roman Horylyk after 2 years of Russian captivity. PHOTOS Ukrainian Roman Horylyk has lost a lot of weight over the 2 years of his Russian captivity, and representatives of international organizations have never visited him during this time. This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the project "I Want to Live". 31 115 58 War in Ukraine

Лубінець про відео з військовополоненими українцями - звернувся до МКЧХ та ООН I appealed to ICRC and UN to document fact of abuse - Lubinets about video with Ukrainian prisoners of war Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets sent official letters to the ICRC and the UN to document the facts of the abuse, which were captured on a video shared by the occupiers on social media. 9 392 24 War in Ukraine

Росіяни катують українських військових Russians torture Ukrainian soldiers captured in Kharkiv region. VIDEO The occupiers have captured Ukrainian soldiers in the Kharkiv direction and are abusing them. 50 129 152 Previously in trend: War

прикордонники що повернулися з російського полону What prisoners look like after being tortured in Russian prisons. PHOTOS The State Border Guard Service has published photos of border guards who returned from Russian captivity today. 31 524 51 Previously in trend: Prisoner swap War

Оборона Азовсталі у Маріуполі More than 1,900 soldiers from "Azovstal" are still in Russian captivity Today, May 20, is the second anniversary of Mariupol defenders leaving Azovstal. However, more than 1,900 of them are still in Russian captivity. 3 451 30 Previously in trend: War

вовчанськ It is known about first executions of civilians by occupiers in Vovchansk - Klymenko Russian occupants in the northern part of Vovchansk in Kharkiv region are taking civilians prisoner, and cases of shooting of civilians have been reported. 20 841 105 Previously in trend: War

Люди, які втекли з полону у Вовчанську Russians take civilians prisoner in Vovchansk community, keep them in basement since 11 May - prosecutor’s office. VIDEO On 11 May, the occupiers took several local residents prisoner in Vovchansk, and some of the prisoners managed to escape on 13 May. The Kharkiv Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation into the taking of civilians. 12 868 34 Society

Взяли у полон двох росіян на Луганщині 3rd SAB captured deputy company commander and senior sergeant of 752nd regiment of Russian army in Luhansk region. VIDEO The Third Assault Brigade captured a deputy company commander and a senior sergeant of the 752nd Regiment of the Russian Federation. It happened near Rayhorodka, Luhansk region. 18 058 21 War in Ukraine

плен Karandieiev: 32 representatives of Ukrainian media are in Russian captivity The acting Minister of Culture and Information Policy Rostyslav Karandieiev said that 32 representatives of the Ukrainian media are currently being held captive by the Russians. 973 7 Society

війна Captured Russian: "We have never quarreled with Ukraine. There was peaceful people, but for some reason this war was started". VIDEO Konstantin Kokhtov is 23 years old and comes from Primorsky Krai. An orphan, he worked at a sawmill until he was advised to go to war. However, near Urozhaine, the Russian was wounded, crawled under a combine harvester, miraculously survived the shelling and surrendered. 14 013 58 Previously in trend: War