captivity

They jumped head-first off top bunk to break their necks. They were ready to do anything not to go hungry. For example, take blame for crime - Dmytro Turkivskyi on his time in captivity Dmytro Turkivskyi is a serviceman of the 1st Separate Battalion of the 36th Separate Marine Brigade. At just 19, he found himself at the very heart of Russia’s assault on Mariupol. Forty-two days of defense, captivity, and 1,246 days in imprisonment - trials that seem unimaginable to most became his reality. 08.10.25 22:06 10 336 7

Volodymyr Mykolaienko: Three weeks before Kherson was seized, President came and held press conference saying we were secure in this direction Former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolayenko considers August 24 his second birthday. It was on Independence Day this year that he returned home from Russian captivity. He had spent more than three years there after being abducted by the Russians from his hometown, which was already under occupation at the start of the full-scale invasion. 29.09.25 22:17 17 905 20 Previously in trend: Ukrainians in Russian captivity

Feat of Artist’s group: Four captured 15 On December 19, four Russian IFVs broke through to the village of Zahryzove in the Kharkiv region and landed two platoons of troops, numbering over 40 people, in the rear of Ukrainian positions. Pavel Holchynko’s assault group, codenamed Artist, from the 78th Separate Airborne Regiment, received orders to clear the settlement of Russian infantry. 26.08.25 15:30 5 743 9 Previously in trend: captured occupiers

Those who remained under occupation taken into army: How former ATO soldier captured by "Svoboda" battalion Why Pavlo was unable to leave the occupation, how he ended up in Putin’s army, and later returned to Ukraine, but in captivity to the soldiers of the "Svoboda" battalion. 18.08.25 15:30 14 697 22

Captured occupier on his fellow soldiers in Kursk region: "Lifespan there is 2-3 days. Everyone sent there is doomed" Kursk buffer zone: Russian servicemen surrendered to stay alive. One of them is Vladislav Chernyshev, an assistant grenadier and rifleman. 12.06.25 22:15 90 236 17

From captivity - with five captured Russians: story of aerial reconnaissance man from 82nd SAAB Bardak At the beginning of the Kursk offensive in August 2024, a group of four aerial reconnaissance men from the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were captured when they unexpectedly reached an enemy position. However, the Russians soon began to realize that they themselves were surrounded. That’s when the senior pilot, code-named Bardak, convinced the enemy to surrender and released his group from captivity, bringing out five more Russians. 28.11.24 22:00 7 955 1

INTERVIEW WITH 19-YEAR-OLD CAPTURED RUSSIAN ASSAULTMAN WHO IS ONE TO SURVIVE FROM PLATOON Soldiers of the 13th National Guard Brigade "Charter" repelled a massive attack by Russian troops during the week on one of our positions near the village of Lyptsi near Kharkiv. During one of the assaults, a wounded Russian assaultman was captured after being abandoned by his comrades. 02.09.24 22:30 19 651 26

"Returned tortured man had missing part of his brain, rag was sewn in instead," Anastasiia Savova, coordinator of families of captured marines The aggressor country holds Ukrainian prisoners of war in 42 pre-trial detention centers and penal colonies, where it uses numerous forms of torture, of which starvation and beatings seem the most innocuous. There is information that prisoners who are citizens of the Russian Federation have been resettled from most detention centers and colonies, which means that there is a deliberate policy of physical and mental extermination of Ukrainian prisoners of war. 19.08.24 17:48 32 222 34

Vasyl Stefurak: "We were addressed in Ukrainian language, and I thought that reinforcements had finally arrived. But it turned out to be paratroopers-traitors from Crimea..." The commander of the 3rd Mechanized Company of the 28th Brigade spent a year and three and a half months in captivity. His comrades in arms are still in captivity. 10.06.24 18:34 36 469 22 Previously in trend: War

"We need to stop enemy with whole country, not in way it is now: in one part of country war is ongoing, and in another part, it is not," - National Guard Officer Mykhailo Vernyhora Battles in Mariupol and an injury during an attempt to evacuate a Ukrainian soldier, amputation of an arm at Azovstal, captivity, release, adaptation, rehabilitation, and service again. This has been the path of Mykhailo Vernyhora, a National Guard Officer, since 2022. However, for him, the war began in 2014, with preparations for the liberation of Sloviansk in Donetsk region. And despite the loss of his arm, his fight continues. 04.05.24 09:20 14 304 107 Previously in trend: War

20 months in captivity. Fascinating story of musician of military orchestra 20 months in captivity, losing 40 kilograms of weight, Pushkin’s poems and Zhukov’s biography.... Volodymyr Tsema-Bursov, a native of Mariupol, a soldier of the 56th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Armed Forces, a professional musician, spoke about his Russian captivity in the program "Who is with Miroshnychenko?" 06.03.24 17:00 16 405 12 Previously in trend: War

Wife of captured National Guard officer Valeriy Lutchenko: Many people do not even know that 103 Chernobyl NPP defenders are still in captivity She has been fighting for almost two years to get her husband, a National Guard officer who defended the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on the first day of the full-scale Russian attack, back from captivity. During this time, her father, who was the commander of a reconnaissance platoon and fought in Donbas, was seriously wounded and died in hospital, right in front of her. So when we talked to Valeriya Lutchenko, we talked about both of them - the most important people in her life. 17.01.24 10:25 10 807 57 Previously in trend: War

Prisoners exchange in Ukraine: Key Issues The official stance of the Russian Federation and its secret services has been voiced by “Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)” spokesperson Darya Morozova: the RF has no intent to fulfill any agreements on the exchange. 11.01.17 17:16 37 807 11 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Ukraine's New Hope Nadia Sacvhenko could just turn out to be Ukraine's Vaclav Havel; or its Lech Walesa; or its Nelson Mandela. 26.05.16 17:48 176 0 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

Sergeant Volodymyr Kozak: How and when 10 Russian paratroopers were captured on Aug. 24, 2014 Capture of a whole unit of the Russian Federation Armed Forces allowed radically changing foreign policy situation. The world received the most speaking evidence of Russian invasion in Ukraine. It was one of the most important moments in the war. But who and how did it? 07.10.15 15:22 84 222 123 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine War

How Russian Special Forces soldiers were taken captive on May 16 near Shchastia So, that is what is known at the moment: recon element of the 3rd brigade of Russian Military Forces has come for another round of war to Ukraine. Brigade divisions leave for the war regularly – this is a part of military training. The group was staff-based, there were no “mercenaries,” all commanded by Captain Yevgeniy Yerofeyev. The unit’s headquarters is located in Bryanka. Shchastia was in the zone of responsibility of the 3rd Special Forces brigade of Russian Federation. 20.05.15 13:45 142 749 156 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Evidence of Russian aggression in Ukraine Captured Russian special forces operatives War

VOLUNTEER MAKSYM VAKULENKO: “SEPARATISTS MADE ME CRAWL WITH SHOT LEGS. I WAS LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS BUT KEPT THINKING: ‘F*CK YOU, I WON’T PEG OUT’” I was closing the wound on my right leg with my fingers and trying to squeeze the artery on my left leg. In such condition I tried to crawl to their trenches. I crawled three-four meters watching a blood path from the car to me. I felt neither pain, nor fear, just shock. The fear came a few days after, when I realized what happened. 25.12.14 17:55 173 503 254