Captured

Stories

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

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

“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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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