Captured

Stories

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Tortured Over a Telegram Comment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Russians killed with brutal savagery

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

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

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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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

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

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