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Over 140 Ukrainian citizens arrested by Russia on politically motivated charges - MFA More than 140 Ukrainian citizens currently remain illegally detained by Russia on politically motivated charges, and this number continues to grow. 1 298 3 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Ukrainian Yatskin sentenced to 11 years in prison in occupied Crimea The so-called Supreme Court of Crimea illegally sentenced Ukrainian citizen Ivan Yatskin to 11 years in a maximum security penal colony. 1 061 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
475 Ukrainians detained or were detained in Russia 475 Ukrainians are detained or were detained in the territory of the Russian Federation as the prosecutor’s office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol reported. 619 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Reprisals in Russian-occupied Crimea 
Ukraine demands that Russia release reporter Asieiev Ukraine used UN General Assembly as a playground to stress on the release of political prisoners illegally held in Russia. 944 3 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
113 Ukrainians kept in Russia may be exchanged in 2019 Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Lyudmyla Denisova stated that 113 Ukrainians, including 89 Crimean Tatars, deterred in Russiaю 2 010 45 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Prisoner swap 
John Bolton: US hopes more Ukrainian prisoners will be released Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs (NSA) John Bolton has stated that the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia is a major development and the United States hopes that more Ukrainian prisoners will be released. 752 13 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Prisoner swap 
Security Service of Ukraine: no POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine today There will be no official exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia on Friday. 18 045 181 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Sentsov still in Butyrskaya prison Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov, who was convicted in Russia of terrorism, is still in the Butyrskaya prison. 3 968 68 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Office of President of Ukraine: Prisoner swap still ongoing The information about the completion of the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and the Russian Federation is untrue. The process of prisoner swap is still ongoing. 7 115 77 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Arrival of Ukrainians held in Russia expected on Friday Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Ukrainian MP Akhtem Chiygoz has announced the release of Ukrainian political prisoners held in Russia on Friday, August 30. 4 593 19 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Sentsov transferred to Butyrskaya prison Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, who had been convicted of terrorism, was transferred to Moscow's Detention Facility No. 2, also known as the Butyrskaya prison. 5 716 43 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Ukraine-Russia exchange of captives: Zelenskyi expects first results within next several days The first results in the exchange of Ukrainian and Russian captives could appear in the next few days. 10 128 184 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Kremlin’s political prisoner Oleksandr Steshenko returns to Ukraine Kharkiv resident Oleksandr Steshenko, convicted in the annexed Crimea in 2018, has been released and returned to Ukraine. 2 438 14 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Sushchenko could be exchanged or returned to Ukraine for serving time there Ukrainian journalist Roman Suschenko could be either exchanged for some Russian prisoner detained in Ukraine or be brought back to Ukraine where he would serve time in jail. 2 346 85 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Russian Supreme Court upholds sentence given to Ukrainian Hryb Russia's Supreme Court on Tuesday confirmed the sentence handed down to Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Hryb, who was convicted for instigating acts of terrorism. 4 002 9 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Volker: Kremlin uses Ukrainian sailors to influence parliamentary elections Russian authorities seek to use the illegally detained Ukrainian sailors and provision of expedited Russian citizenship to residents of Donbas to have an impact on the results of Ukraine’s snap parliamentary elections. 2 759 76 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Zelenskyi discloses details of phone call with Putin Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has disclosed the details of a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 11 during which they also discussed the release of prisoners. 16 200 289 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Zelenskyi, Merkel hold phone talks on Donbas President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi has discussed with German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the phone ways to further accelerate peaceful settlement in Donbas. 3 592 97 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Volker hopes Moscow will agree to prisoner exchange The US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker has said he hopes that Russia will agree to the prisoner exchange and, if successful, it will be the result of direct engagement between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents. 9 055 141 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Prisoner swap 
SBU put on wanted list investigator of FSB of Russia investigating case Of arrested Ukrainian Hryb The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has put on a wanted list the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) investigator Pavel Karpenyuk, who was investigating the case of the Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Hryb arrested in Russia. 1 880 7 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Russian ombudsperson arrives in Kyiv, meets Ukrainian counterpart The visit concerns the ongoing trial of the Russian RIA Novosti's Kyiv office chief Kirill Vyshinsky. 2 876 15 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Peskov calls Zelenskyi-Putin conversation pragmatic The initial phone call between Ukrainian and Russian Presidents Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Vladimir Putin on July 11 was pragmatic and lasted for 20 minutes, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. 14 441 112 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Klimkin: Putin uses sailors as bargaining chip Putin will fulfill the decision of the UN Tribunal and release 24 Ukrainian sailors soon, but not that simple. 2 608 50 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Zelenskyi wants to bring Foreign Minister Klimkin to responsibility Pavlo Klimkin did not inform on Russia's note about Ukrainian sailors captured in Kerch Strait in November, 2018 16 260 261 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Zerkal thinks Russia return Ukrainian sailors soon Ukraine's Deputy Foreign Minister for European Integration Olena Zerkal has said she is convinced that Russia will soon release captured Ukrainian seamen in a manner not related to the decision of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). 13 613 70 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Herashchenko receives letters from political prisoners Sushchenko and Abseitov. PHOTO First Deputy Chairwoman of the Verkhovna Rada Iryna Gerashchenko has received letters from Ukrainian political prisoners Roman Sushchenko and Zevri Abseitov who thank Ukrainians for their support. 1 040 15 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
US embassy appalled by Russian court's decision to extend detention of Ukrainian sailors The United States has called for the immediate return of servicemen and vessels to Ukraine. 4 914 9 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia Azov Sea blockade 
Russian court extends arrest of captured Ukrainian sailors. VIDEO&PHOTOS The Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow has extended the arrest of Ukrainian prisoners of war. 3 757 29 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Political prisoner Hryb eats, takes medicine, shows interest in Ukrainian politics Hryb ceased the hunger strike, which lasted for four days. 705 2 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Ukrainian political prisoner Balukh tried in Crimea relocated to Tver Illegally convicted Ukrainian activist Volodymyr Balukh has been delivered to a detention facility in Tver, Russia. 708 1 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Hryb will die without surgery, - father. VIDEO The boy's father added that there is a risk of internal bleeding that could lead to Pavlo's death. 4 463 49 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Ukraine urges Russia to swap prisoners '25 for 25' Kyiv has proposed to Moscow that 25 Ukrainians held in Russia be exchanged for 25 Russians convicted in Ukraine, Iryna Heraschenko, the first deputy chairperson of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada and Kyiv's representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbas, said. 2 597 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Pavlo Hryb might not survive in prison, – father The only hope is that he will be swapped. 1 971 27 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia Court in Russia sentenced Pavlo Hryb to six years in prison The North Caucasus Regional Military Court in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian Pavlo Hryb to six years in standard regime penal colony for terrorism. 8 661 151 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Russian prosecutors ask for six years prison for Kremlin’s Ukrainian prisoner Pavlo Hryb. VIDEO In the Russian Rostov-on-Don, the debate began on the case of the Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Hryb. 3 341 28 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
Documentary about Ukrainian political prisoners of Kremlin showed at EP. VIDEO&PHOTOS March 19, a documentary dubbed Putin's hostages: Ukrainian political prisoners of the Kremlin was shown in the session hall of the European Parliament. 1 937 13 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia 
