Captured

Stories

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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