Captured

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.

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

AFTER CAPTIVITY | Rehabilitation and Returning to Military Service

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“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.

“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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