
After release from captivity, Russian POWs often 'sent back to die' in Ukraine
For Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs), release from captivity can feel like escaping hell. But for Russian POWs, it might mean walking straight into another.
Lengthy interrogations by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), criminal prosecution, and forced return to the front line are often what await Russian POWs after they return home, despite efforts from the Kremlin to disguise it.
"(Russian) propagandists film videos where the released POWs appear to be having fun on cue. But we under