Captured

Stories

Torture, exile, and escape across the front line. How a Ukrainian lawyer broke free from occupation after imprisonment in an FSB torture chamber

"They Beat Me for Every Ukrainian Word": The Story of Serhii Marchuk, a Soldier from Zhytomyr Region Released from Russian Captivity

Surviving Captivity: The Story of Freed Journalist Dmytro Khyliuk

Who branded “Glory to Russia” on a Ukrainian prisoner’s stomach? (investigation)

36-Year-Old Soldier Serhii Shykun Returns Home to His Community in Zhytomyr Region from Russian Captivity

«When Andrii saw a photo of his son, the whole cell was in tears.» How two families have been waiting four years for their civilian husbands to return from Russian captivity

Tortured into confession of a murder. How the Russian Investigative Committee fabricated the case of prisoner of war from 108th Separate Mountain Assault Battalion

In the Taganrog detention center, in front of the guards, Viktoriia Roshchyna tried to cut her veins in order to get a psychologist brought to her, according to testimony from a person released from captivity.

“We uncovered about 800 bodies,” — a serviceman recounted how the Russians forced prisoners to exhume civilian bodies in Mariupol

“He Cut His Wrists to Avoid Working for the Occupiers”: The Story of Volodymyr Yakymenko, a Civilian Held Captive for Nine Years

"A Year in My Second Captivity Was Harder Than Three Years in the First": Azov Fighters Who Endured Russian Captivity Twice

“Mom, I don’t want to go back there…”: blind political prisoner Sizikov was released from a penal colony due to his health, then the decision was overturned

Children of War / Children's Stories

“You’ll die here. But you have a choice”: a freed Azov fighter recounts how they tried to recruit him to fight against Ukraine.

‘They laughed and rejoiced that they had captured a Pole’ : Russians captured a European civilian and tortured him to death

“Sasha Was Abducted Back in 2021 in the Luhansk Region”: Nearly Six Years in Captivity — The Story of a Civilian from Luhansk

“He often crossed the administrative border with a Ukrainian passport”: yesterday’s student Mamut Belyalov was sentenced to 12 years in Crimea

"I Became Human Again": 200 Ukrainian Service Members Return Home from Russian Captivity

“He wanted Henichesk to have its own voice.” The story of journalist Hennadii Osmak, imprisoned by the occupiers

Russian Occupation Authorities in Kherson Oblast Are Sending Children to Russia for Military Training

About 400 People Were Held in a School Basement, While a Minor Was Taken to Belarus: A Story from Yahidne in Chernihiv Region

The prison guards of “Izolyatsia” replicated torture methods shown in the American film The Mauritanian: the account of Daniil Bulhakov about his three years in the “DPR” prisons

Russia Sends Boy from Makiivka to a Summer Camp in North Korea

"I Can't Cry": An Interview with Liudmyla Huseinova, Who Spent More Than Three Years in Russian Captivity

Russian Captivity, Combat Missions, and the Death of His Wife: The Story of Former POW ‘Khamzat’

“You Believe in Your Jesus, But Did He Save You?”: How Russians Abused Ukrainian Priest Serhii Chudynovych in Occupied Kherson

The story of a teacher rescued from captivity in the occupied territory by the Main Intelligence Directorate: '20 years in prison or the death penalty'

I Want to Give Other Veterans Hope That There Is Life After Captivity

“Mom, thank you for saving Dad”: the story of a marine’s family who now believe in a New Year’s miracle

“Antarctica’s Political Prisoner.” The Case of Crimean Ukrainian Biologist Leonid Pshenichnov, Detained by the FSB for Opposing Large-Scale Krill Fishing

Sviatoslav “Kalyna” Palamar on the Pokrovsk direction, the siege and exit from Azovstal, Olenivka, Lefortovo, and his time in Turkey

Beatings, Psychiatric Abuse, and Electric Shocks to the Genitals: Three Years of Captivity for Marine Valentyn Polianskyi

Project "Victoria": The Story of the Captivity and Torture Endured by Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna and Thousands of Ukrainians Imprisoned by Russia

“His back is covered with scars, they beat him to death,” — a border guard captured by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group.

Abducted at a Passport Office: The FSB Held a Melitopol Resident in Detention for More Than Eight Months

Dreams of returning to a liberated Mariupol: Kira Obedinska on being wounded, deportation to the DNR, and the 'Future of Ukraine' award

"I Couldn't Endure the Final 12-Hour Interrogation While I Was Bedridden": The Story of Azov Fighter Rasti

30 Months in Russian Captivity: War, Torture, a Blog, and a Book About Prisoner Life. The Story of a Former POW

The horrors of Russian captivity: the story of Snake Island defender Vladyslav Zadorin

"The guys were burning, screaming, someone was torn in half." the Olenivka terror attack and life after it in the memories of azov fighters

"I Begged the Russians to Kill Me": The Story of a Servicewoman Who Survived Russian Captivity

“Kh*khly, we’re already tired of beating you.” Azov fighter ‘Yuzhnyi’ on two years of torture in Taganrog, prisoners’ humor, and his own survival system.

“He Hoped Ukraine Would Bring Him Home.” Family of Kremlin Prisoner Hennadii Lymeshko Says a Russian Court Has Sentenced Him to Another Prison Term

Izium, a hand with bracelets, Serhii Sova. The story of one photo and the life of a Hero of Ukraine executed by the Russians

"Don't Forget About Us." Azov Fighter "Leks," Sentenced to 22 Years, Addresses Ukrainians from Captivity

The Story of Artist Myroslava Kopcha from Berezhany, Who Was Killed in the War

“They burned out tattoos with the names of children”: a naval serviceman on 39 months in Russian captivity

Former ATO Soldier Andrii Harasymenko Returns Home After Three and a Half Years in Russian Captivity

What Happened to Viktoriia Roshchyna: The Journalist's Torture, Captivity, and Death

Between Torture and Prayer: The Three-Year Captivity of Azovstal’s Only Chaplain

He Saw His Beloved One Last Time Before Dying from Torture: The Story of Former POW Valerii Zelenskyi

“Relatives said: people like you should be wiped out.” The story of a woman who survived torture chambers and escaped twice from occupied Mariupol

“They Pulled Out a Gun and Said, ‘There Will Be No Lawyer.’” A Monologue by Leniie Umerova on Her Abduction and Unlawful Imprisonment in Russia

"There Was a Lot of Abuse": A Former POW on What He Endured in Russian Captivity

“Captivity is a minor thing — the worst was watching Mariupol die”: the story of Azovstal defender Hennadii Zbandut

"He died because he was bleeding out”: Russians tortured a 59-year-old serviceman in captivity and tried to hide the cause of death

Russians Abducted a Children's Sports Coach from Kyiv Region and Are Torturing Him in a Penal Colony

A Bag Over Her Head — and Into the Car: How the Russians Kidnapped Kherson Student Ania Yeltsova and Forced Her to Testify Against Herself

Two Years Ago, Our Loved Ones Went Missing in Luhansk Region: The Stories of Assault Troopers from the 95th Brigade

Captured at 19: The Story of Hlib Shumyl, Who Spent Three Years in Russian Torture Chambers

Transfer to prison instead of prisoner exchange: civilian captives from occupied Luhansk are being taken to Russia

“Someone Must Always Be There to Help Her”: Russia Continues to Imprison Seriously Ill Aidar Veteran Kateryna Kuzmenko

Freedom of speech in the occupied territories: repression and new mechanisms of pressure in 2025

“I Was a ‘Dead Ukrainian’ for the Russians: The Life of a 64-Year-Old Doctor, Antique Dealer, and Partisan from Donetsk, Held Captive for Seven Years.”

"They Shocked Me Near My Heart": An "Edelweiss" Fighter on More Than Two Years in Russian Captivity

“I dream of living to see my grandson’s exchange.” The story of an Azov fighter’s family who have been waiting for him to return from captivity for three years

Stanislav Aseiev: The fear of being captured again is greater for me than being killed in war

‘If You Don’t Tell Me Everything, I’ll Rape Your Sister-in-Arms’: Marine on Brutal Torture of Women in Russian Prisons

Released from captivity, Maksym Butkevych: “I saw what the ‘Russian world’ is like from the inside… It’s a real Mordor in terms of values and freedom.”

Mom, They’re Here for Me: The Story of Kherson Volunteer Iryna Horobtsova, Whom the Occupiers Have Held Hostage for More Than Two Years

Crimean resident Bohdan Ziza: “Write to political prisoners — it’s absolutely vital!”

Some People Panicked. I Kept Thinking, ‘God, It’s Too Soon.’: The Story of Kherson Resident Ihor Kovtoniuk, Who Survived Torture in Captivity

“You’ve got partisans on your hands.” How a Crimean resident challenged Russia

Freed POW Volodymyr Trush on Execution Threats, Betrayal in Captivity, and His Determination to Keep Fighting

“He Stood Firm and Defended His Rights”: Azov POW Who Refused to Admit He Was a Terrorist in a Russian Court Disappeared After the Verdict

While I Was in Captivity, All I Wanted Was to Fall Asleep and Never Wake Up

“Stripping, rape, and ‘entertainment’ in the sauna: a conversation with a human rights defender about sexual violence and the path to punishing Russians

‘Doctor Evil.’ The doctor who tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war in one of the most secretive colonies in Mordovia (investigation)

Vika’s Last Assignment: What Happened to Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Captivity?

Historian, You Bastard. Refuse, and I’ll Kill You: How Kherson Resident Oleksii Patalakh Survived a Torture Chamber and Outsmarted the FSB

The Marines Who Defended Mariupol Have Been Behind Bars for 1,000 Days. Their Families Continue the Fight for Their Freedom

Captivity, Torture, and the Birth of His Son: The Story of Snake Island Defender Oleksandr Kurtiev

AFTER CAPTIVITY | Rehabilitation and Returning to Military Service

From Maternity Leave to “Terrorist”: How a Russian Court Convicted Aidar Servicewoman Viktoriia Tkachenko for Serving in the Battalion

"I Can't Feel Joy the Way I Used To": A Vinnytsia Native on Three Years in Russian Captivity and Life After Returning

He calls torture a ‘spectrum of procedures’ and prison a ‘sanatorium.’ The story of a Kherson man who created the first male network of ‘graduates’ of torture chambers

“People Were Beaten with Tasers”: Who Is Torturing Azov Fighters in Captivity

ATO, “Azov,” 11.5 months in captivity, and a return to service: the story of combat medic from Uzhhorod, Halyna Zaitseva

“Forced them to perform oral sex”: Russian perpetrators who abused prisoners have been identified

“He Dreams of Writing a Book. I Dream of Hugging Him”: The Story of Kherson Journalist and Volunteer Serhii Tsyhipa, Who Was Sentenced to 13 Years in Russia

Forced confessions, sentenced to life in Russia, and released from captivity: the story of an Azov fighter

Mariupol Resident Dmytro Katsy Has Spent 1,000 Days in Russian Captivity. His Family Still Doesn't Know Where He Is Being Held

20 Months in Russian Captivity: The Story of Mariupol Defender Oleksandr "Demon"

“Questions Like ‘Whose Crimea Is It?’ Were All I Heard for Ten Years.” Former Political Prisoner Andrii Kolomiiets on the Maidan, a Russian Prison, and the Basement at the Dariali Border Checkpoint

"There Were Beatings, Electric Torture, Strangulation, and Starvation": How a Chernihiv Resident Is Adapting After Russian Captivity

“You cannot give up territory hoping that it will be the end of the war,” said pediatric doctor and Kremlin prisoner Yurii Shapovalov

“I’m walking, blood flooding my boots”: how an Azov fighter survived captivity three times

Released from captivity, Uzhhorod resident Robert Baloh: “In the cell, I set myself one goal — to preserve myself as much as possible.”

Archipelago of Torture, or How Russians Abuse Ukrainian Prisoners. Testimonies

“We Stayed So the Russians Wouldn’t Feel Like They Owned This Place”: How Teacher Olha Melnychenko Survived the Occupation of Kherson, Captivity, and Refused to Be Broken

Neighbors reported them. 280 days of family captivity: abuse and blackmail

"If You Keep Looking, You'll End Up Like Him." Russian Occupiers Have Held Vitalii Hamanets Captive for Three Years — This Is His Story

Returned to Service Five Days After Being Released from Captivity

“Someone Like You Doesn’t Need a Lawyer.” Former Aidar POW Maryna Mishchenko on Olenivka, the Donetsk Pretrial Detention Center, and a Russian Court

Former Russian POW Petro Nedokhodiuk on Memory Loss, Punishment for Prayer, and the Hardest Day of His Captivity

“I died in that torture chamber”: the story of a Kherson resident

“They came again and beat my leg”: a 23-year-old azov fighter on more than three years in russian captivity

Women Released from Captivity Speak Frankly About the Violence They Endured: Four Stories

A Dream of Seeing Her Son Meet His Father Kept Him Going: Border Guard Oleksii Turbal Returns Home to Zhytomyr Region from Russian Captivity

“I remember the smell of burnt bodies and the glass wool falling on my skin like a thousand needles.” The story of Azov fighter “Kraft” who survived the Olenivka attack

For 26 Months in Captivity, We Didn't Make Plans — We Dreamed. "Umpa" Proposed to His Beloved Immediately After His Release

"Bielia" Saved His Friend's Life Under Enemy Tank Fire. His Beloved and Fellow Soldiers Are Waiting for Him to Return from Captivity

"I Thought I Wouldn't Survive": Police Officer Tortured by Russian Forces

Betrayed for His Love of Ukraine: Russian Occupiers Sentenced Donetsk Surgeon Ihor Nazarenko to 11 Years in Prison

“Russia Is a Big Prison” — Head of Institute of National Remembrance on Systematic Use of Sexual Violence Against Ukrainian Men

"They Beat Me Day and Night": Teacher Taken to a Detention Center

Survived captivity and spoke out: what Russian forces do to prisoners of war.

"My Father Is Slowly Dying." Ihor Kirianenko Has Spent Six Years in Captivity with Shrapnel Still in His Body After Being Abducted in Donetsk

The real Sentsov. The story of a director and assault soldier with thick skin

‘No Prisoners Taken’: Russians Ordered to Execute Ukrainian Prisoners of War

"We Got Married at Azovstal. Instead of a Wedding Ring, I Gave Her a Ring Made from a Grenade That Burned a Russian Tank."

Tortured Over a Telegram Comment

After captivity — without arms and legs. A Ukrainian soldier learns to live and dreams of driving again

Volodymyr Mytiun Is Awaited by His Family and Beloved. The Mariupol Defender and Prisoner of War Will Stand Trial in Russia

“I’m a Soldier. I Was Carrying Out the Orders of the Ukrainian State.” Azov Fighter Sentenced to 20 Years in Russia Refused to Admit Guilt Despite Torture

Russia Is Putting Her Beloved on Trial Simply for Being Ukrainian. Kostiantyn Zinovkin Left Home a Year Ago and Never Returned

An Inspiring Love Story: A Border Guard Couple Who Survived Captivity Is Together Again

"I Wrote a Farewell Letter to My Parents": A Witness to Torture

Matvii Has Never Seen His Father, but He Is Waiting for Him. Mariupol Defender Vlad Fedosieiev Has Been in Captivity for Three Years

“I consider this a God-pleasing cause.” The story of a chaplain and IT specialist from Luhansk who became an FPV drone operator.

Volodymyr Mytiun Is Awaited by His Family and Beloved. The Mariupol Defender and Prisoner of War Will Stand Trial in Russia

“Putin’s Version of Ukrainian History Was Left on Me as a Scar on My Shoulder.” Maksym Butkevych on Captivity, a Sham Trial, and His Release

"I Have Stage IV Cancer, and My Husband Has Been in Captivity for Two Years. Tell Me, Will We Ever See Each Other Again?"

21 Months in Enemy Captivity: A Border Guard Who Endured It All

"Every Transfer Was Abuse": Former POW Oleksandr Ivanov Recalls His Captivity While Recovering in Poltava

“He took the horrors of Bucha very hard.” The story of Crimean resident Bohdan Ziza, sentenced by Russia for “terrorism.”

“I miss his fried potatoes and the word ‘kitty’”: 5 stories about couples separated by captivity

"There were 20% of prison guards loyal to us in captivity": An interview with a soldier of the Third Assault Brigade, Maksym Levchenko

“They Performed Surgeries in Basements Under Shelling.” How and Why Russia Persecutes, Attacks, and Captures Ukrainian Medics in Violation of International Law

My "Einar" Defended His Hometown of Mariupol. I've Been Counting Every Day While Waiting for My Beloved to Return from Captivity — It's Been 650 Days

The Russians killed with brutal savagery

Captured on the Same Day as His Son: The Story of Border Guard Andrii Stepanov from Bukovyna

“Even darker horrors unfold in the torture chambers”: Azovstal defender “Nava” releases a book about captivity

“See you soon” and a life sentence: what it’s like to wait for a loved one from Siberia in the 21st century

Putin’s iconostasis, letters to the “heroes of the SMO,” and lectures on “reunification.” How the occupiers are reshaping children’s consciousness and using knowledge as a weapon

"I Spent Two Christmases in Captivity. There, Hope Is All You Have. In Prison, There Is Only the Cold of the Walls and Loneliness."

Five-Year-Old Artem Nechaiev Is Waiting for His Father to Return from Captivity. His Mother Has Cancer, and His Aunt Is Caring for Him

Flew into Besieged Mariupol and Spent Two Years in Captivity: The Story of HUR Fighter "Barrett" from Chernivtsi

He escaped captivity twice, but failed the third time. The story of a Mariupol defender who finally returned home

A son and brother ‘reunited’ thanks to a YouTube video: how Russia hides Azov prisoners from the world

For Azov, "Vitold" Took a Risk. Vitalii Slobodeniuk Thought He Wouldn't Survive Azovstal

In Memoriam: Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, Who Knew Everything Except Indifference

How to Survive, Save Fellow Soldiers in Prison, and Not Break: A Military Doctor from Zhytomyr on His Time in Captivity

More Than Two Years in Russian Captivity: The Story of Soldier Serhii Boichuk

Returned After Deportation and Wants to Help Rescue Ukrainian Children Taken to Russia: The Story of Bohdan Yermokhin

The Story of a Woman from Kamianka-Dniprovska Who Spent Seven Months in Russian Captivity

A Marine from Zmiinyi: captivity, interrogations about the “Russian warship,” and Bandera

A Year in Captivity: How Russia Alternately Confirms and Denies Holding Ihor Steblevskyi

Defender of Mariupol and Witness to the Olenivka Massacre: An Interview with an Azov Officer

“They told my mother that I am an enemy of the people,” – the story of the head of the Dvorichanska community, who spent nearly three months in captivity

"Azov" and "Azovstal, captivity, Olenivka, torture in a detention center, the exchange, and the first tiramisu in freedom — Svitlana Vorova (call sign ‘Hrazia’) speaks in an interview with Ukrainska Pravda about 11 months of Russian captivity.

The Trial of Separation: The Story of Kateryna Skopina, Who Survived Captivity

Maryana Mamonova on Azovmash, Pregnancy in Captivity, and Interrogations by Russian Soldiers

“I Cannot Do Otherwise”: the Life of a Ukrainian Soldier Before His Execution in Captivity

"The Lesson I Paid For": Mykhailo Vershynin on War and Captivity

“Now I will live for two”: the love story of Valeriia and Andrii, who married in a bunker at Azovstal

We were given three books. One of them always had to be written by Lenin”: Azov fighter Yaroslav on Mariupol, captivity, and freedom

A Month with a Bag Over His Head and Life in Detention: Mariupol Director Anatolii Levchenko Tells His Story

Heroes of Kharkiv: Halyna Turbaba

"They Made Me Stand Back-to-Back with Mykyta. A Soldier Cocked His Rifle and Said He Was About to Shoot Him."

Nothing Was Sacred: How Russian Forces Abducted Ukrainian Greek Catholic Priests Ivan Levytskyi and Bohdan Heleta in Berdiansk

“There, on the little star – Kyrylo”: a mother’s story of surviving captivity and losing her soldier son

“They don’t consider you a human being”: stories of women who survived Russian captivity.

“I sometimes think of Oleksiy, ill and captive. Hope lingers, faint but alive.” — Remembering the Azov Soldiers Lost in Olenivka

"I Was in the Hell of Olenivka": A POW Who Survived the Olenivka Attack Reveals New Details

We Managed to Bring Our Children Back from Russian Captivity: Three Parents Share Their Stories

Unbreakable: the story of a Kharkiv woman who, at 70, ended up in a Russian occupation basement prison

I've Spent a Year Fighting for My Beloved's Return from Captivity. We Saved Lives in Volnovakha and at Azovstal

"For a Year and a Half, We've Believed We'll Find Him": An Interview with the Family of a Missing Volunteer

“Not forgetting is not enough. I ask you to speak”: a wife’s story of an Azov fighter who survived the Olenivka attack.

"My Son Has Been Given a Life Sentence." The Self-Proclaimed "DPR" Sentenced Captured Azov Fighter Maksym Kondrashev to Life Imprisonment

Freed POW Alla Senchenko from Lutsk on Her Experience, Survival, and Ukraine's Future Victory

Olha Naiman Dreams of Introducing Her Beloved to Their Son. Andrii, a Military Medic, Has Spent More Than 500 Days in Captivity

“Vira”: A Schemes Investigative Documentary in Memory of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Journalist Vira Hyrych

12-Year-Old Sasha on Being Wounded, Captivity in Donetsk, the Illich Steel Plant, and Separation from His Mother

Invisible to the Geneva Conventions: Why It Is So Difficult for Ukraine to Bring Civilian Captives Home

Russia's Secret Prison: Around 650 Ukrainians Are Being Held at Pretrial Detention Center No. 2 in Russia's Bryansk Region

After the Interrogations, I Spent Another Week Sitting in a Basement, Freezing, Starving, and Losing My Mind: The Story of a Preschool Teacher from Kherson

"While in Captivity, I Hoped People Were Talking About Me": Nava Urges the Public to Fight for the Release of Ukraine's Defenders

88 Days in Russian Captivity: How Volunteer Ihor Talalai Ended Up in a Russian Torture Chamber

"We Were Held by Beasts, Not Humans": The Story of Military Medic Yurii Armash, Who Returned from Russian Captivity

The first exchange of women: what happened to Ukrainian servicewomen in Russian captivity.

Tork from the Azov Regiment on captivity: ‘They went berserk over the map of Ukraine on my chest

"It Was a 21st-Century Gulag": Priests from the Sapphire Rescue Vessel on Their Time in Russian Captivity

Accused of Directing Artillery Fire and Taken to a Russian Pretrial Detention Center: The Story of Yevhen Hurianov from Bucha

“In that hell, she said goodbye to life more than once.” The story of a woman who returned from Russian captivity

189 days of captivity of a military medic and what came before and after. The story of Olena Kryvtsova

"They Opened My Cell and Said, 'The Russians Are Coming to Shoot You All.'" The Story of a Survivor of the Izium Prison

Declared missing, but held captive: the story of a 19-year-old marine defending Mariupol

She returned in her ninth month of pregnancy: the story of a medic released from Russian captivity

"They Made Me Sign It Without Letting Me Read It — It Might Have Been My Death Sentence"

The Story of Photographer Maksym Levin, Who Was Killed While Documenting the Consequences of Russia's Aggression in the Kyiv Region

Priests Held Hostage: A Method of Pressure and Intimidation

"I Begged Them to Shoot Him So He Wouldn't Suffer": The Story of a Ukrainian Soldier Who Survived Captivity in Crimea

Grandma, can I call you mom? The story of a woman who crossed the borders of four countries for her grandson

"No replies to my messages": a love story torn apart by occupation and captivity

They Were Driving School Buses — They Became Hostages: Russia Has Held Civilian Drivers Captive for Ten Months

'A week in the basement, starving and losing my mind' – a childcare worker from Kherson on her captivity during the occupation

Life After Russian Captivity: The Story of a Freed Military Medic

They Took His Phone and Threatened to Kill Him: Russian Troops Abducted Mykyta Buzinov in Chernihiv Region

They Beat Me and Forced Me to Sing Their Anthem": The Story of Former POW Anastasiia Zaudalska

Quietly Singing Ukraine's National Anthem and Daily Prayers: Mariupol Military Hospital Medic Kateryna Skopina on What Helped Her Endure Nearly Nine Months in Captivity

"They Looked Through My Phone and Said, 'Well, Kid, You're Done For.'" Volunteer Detained While Fleeing Mariupol Has Been Held for Four Months

‘They made me stand in front of a pit with corpses.’ The story of a Kherson resident’s week in Russian captivity

From Detention in Kyiv Region to a Russian Pretrial Detention Center: The Story of Freed Volunteer Volodymyr Khropun

Torture and ‘Terrorism’ Cases: The Story of Mariupol Volunteers Released from Captivity in Olenivka

Oleksandr Was Transported in an APC for Seven Days Under Constant Shelling, with No Protection from the Attacks

He Went to Meet His Brother — and Ended Up in Illegal Detention for Three Months

“I heard them carrying out bodies”: an ATO veteran from Kherson recounts how he survived captivity by Russian occupiers

At any moment they could be ‘discarded’: how male prisoners survive in a filtration camp

Azov fighter ‘Vyshnia’ returned from captivity speaks about interrogations and threats over the Ukrainian language

"Valuable" Prisoners: Why Russia Refuses to Return Ukrainian Military Medics

"I dream that one day I will return home — to a Ukrainian Mariupol": Kira Obedynska, the first girl returned from occupation, in Uzhhorod

Doctor Hrabovskyi: The story of a medic from ‘Azovstal’ who is held in Russian captivity

"Gangrene Will Set In — He'll Die on His Own": How Russians Tortured a Captured Ukrainian for Six Days

One Brother Had His Leg Broken and Was Released; the Other Was Also Maimed and Taken to Russia: What Happened to Two Brothers from Kyiv Region

My hometown is becoming foreign to me. — I live in occupied Kherson since the start of the war.

My hometown is becoming foreign to me. — I live in occupied Kherson since the start of the war.

The occupiers detained 33 volunteers and branded them ‘terrorists’. The stories of drivers who rescued people in Mariupol.

An Azov Regiment fighter on suicides within the walls of Azovstal and death penalty threats in captivity by the occupiers