Russia systematically tortures Ukraine POWs, UN commission says
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A United Nations commission of inquiry on Ukraine said on Friday that it had gathered more evidence that Russia has systematically tortured Ukrainian prisoners of war, documenting rape threats and the use of electric shocks on genitals. The three-member Commission of Inquiry said in a report that the scale of such torture […]
Ukraine accuses Russia of executing injured prisoners at Avdiivka, Vesele
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukrainian authorities said on Sunday they had opened an investigation into alleged shootings by Russian forces of six unarmed Ukrainian soldiers in the city of Avdiivka, and two at a village in the same region, after Russia claimed full control of the city. “An investigation into the shootings of unarmed Ukrainian prisoners […]
Questions swirl over future of Ukraine’s popular ‘Iron General’
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters For Ukrainian armed forces commander General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, even his status as national hero for leading the war effort against Moscow’s invading forces is not enough to quash questions over whether he will keep his job. A series of Western and Ukrainian media reports this week said that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had […]
Russia’s Putin says Ukraine shot down plane, deliberately or in error
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that a Russian military plane that crashed near the border with Ukraine was shot down by Ukrainian air defences, whether on purpose or by mistake. Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod region on Wednesday and killing 74 people on […]
Russia says Ukraine had 15-minute warning on PoW flight, Kyiv denies this
Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A senior Russian lawmaker said Ukrainian military intelligence had been given a 15-minute warning before a Russian military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war entered an area where it was shot down on Wednesday, killing all on board. Moscow accuses Kyiv of downing the Ilyushin Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod […]
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 65 of its own PoWs by shooting down plane
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of deliberately shooting down a Russian military transport plane carrying 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers to a prisoner exchange in what it called a barbaric act of terrorism that had killed a total of 74 people. The Russian defence ministry said six Russian crew members and three Russian […]
Russia and Ukraine stage major POW exchange after UAE mediation
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday announced their first exchange of prisoners of war in nearly five months, with more than 200 freed by each side after what both said was a complex negotiation involving mediation by the United Arab Emirates. Russia’s Defence Ministry said 248 military personnel had been handed over by Ukraine. […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says he discussed peace formula with Pope; Ukraine gives details of alleged POW killings
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he discussed Ukraine’s peace formula in a call with Pope Francis on Thursday. “We discussed our joint work to put Ukraine’s Peace Formula into action,” Zelenskiy said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Pope Francis shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, at the Vatican, on 13th […]
UN says Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk not killed by rocket, as Russia claimed
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The UN human rights chief on Tuesday called for accountability for the deaths of at least 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war last year in an explosion in a Donetsk region detention facility, rejecting Moscow’s claim that they were killed by a rocket. An interior view of the prison building which was damaged by […]
Ukraine says half energy system crippled, Kyiv facing possible “shutdown”
Kyiv/Kherson, UkraineReuters Russian missile strikes have crippled almost half of Ukraine’s energy system, the government said on Friday, and authorities in the capital Kyiv warned that the city could face a “complete shutdown” of the power grid as winter sets in. With temperatures falling and Kyiv seeing its first snow, officials were working to restore […]