Convicts to serve in separate units of Ukrainian forces, justice minister says
Units with former prisoners will be established for assault operations and not involve other military personnel, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska said.
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Russian authorities confirm detainment of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna
Roshchyna disappeared on Aug. 3, 2023 while reporting in Russian-occupied territory. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed her detainment in a letter dated April 2024.
Justice Minister: Nearly 350 prisoners have been released to join army after new conscription law
Nearly 350 prisoners have been released from detention to serve in the military after a new conscription law took effect, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska told the New York Times in an interview on May 24.
Court in Khmelnytskyi Oblast releases 50 prisoners to join army after new conscription law
A court in Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi Oblast released another 50 prisoners on the condition that they join the military under the new conscription law, the court's press service reported on May 24.
Ukrainian court releases first prisoners to join army under new conscription rules
The court said that the two men had been convicted of theft in 2022 and sentenced to four years and nine months and five years and five months in prison, respectively.
Justice Ministry: Over 3,000 Ukrainian convicts have applied to join military
More than 3,000 convicts have applied for conditional release to join Ukraine's Armed Forces, Deputy Justice Minister Olena Vysotska said on national television on May 21.
Zelensky signs law allowing some convicts to serve in military
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 17 signed into law a bill permitting citizens convicted under certain charges to serve in the military.
Ukraine could recruit up to 20,000 convicts into army, Justice Minister says
Ukraine could fill its ranks with as many as 20,000 convicts in a move that would also help ease overcrowding in Ukrainian prisons, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska told BBC Ukraine in an interview published on May 10.
Russian court sentences Ukrainian POW to 18 years in penal colony
Vladyslav Plahotnyk was accused of "participation in a terrorist organization" and "training for terrorism," by being a member of the Azov battalion which Russia has declared a terrorist organization.
Media: Russian soldier charged for voluntary surrender for first time since mobilization introduced
There are few details known about the case, Mediazona reported, and the circumstances of his alleged surrender were not clarified. The soldier was also charged with desertion, the court file said.
Prosecutors investigating executions of 54 Ukrainian POWs by Russia
At least 54 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) have been executed by Russian soldiers, the head of the War Crimes Department in Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office, Yurii Belousov, said on April 9.
CNN: Anti-Kremlin hackers stole Russian prisoner database after Navalny’s death
A group of anti-Kremlin hackers stole a Russian prisoner database containing hundreds of thousands of names after the death of Alexei Navalny and are hoping it can be used to glean more information about how he died, CNN reported April 1.
Ukrainian serviceman receives 20-year Russian prison sentence
A Russian court in Rostov-on-Don has handed a 20-year prison sentence in a maximum-security facility to Dmytro Yevhan, a Ukrainian servicemember who was captured defending the Azovstal steelworks plant in Mariupol.
Search ongoing for identity of Ukrainian POW allegedly executed by Russia
The search for the identity of the alleged Ukrainian prisoner of war executed in a video that emerged on March 6 appears to be coming to an end. On March 6, a video was shared by popular Ukrainian bloggers in which an unarmed man in a military uniform with a
What it’s like to know your loved ones are in Russian captivity
On the evening of Feb. 24, Nataliia Sivak received a terrifying message from her younger brother, Ukrainian soldier Yakiv Nehrii. "Tell everyone I love them very much," the message read. "We are under heavy attack." It was the last time she heard from him. When Russia launched its full-scale war
Relatives sound alarm as prominent activist in Russian captivity painted ‘Nazi’
Maksym Butkevych, a well-known human rights defender in Ukraine, has had anti-militarist views all his conscious life. But when Russia launched a brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, he put pacifism aside and joined the Ukrainian army. "There are times when one needs to be ready to defend
‘Torturing people is fun for them.’ 16-year-old Ukrainian recalls his 3 months in Russian captivity
In early April, an unremarkable civilian car drove slowly toward a Russian checkpoint in the occupied town of Vasylivka, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It had passed dozens of checkpoints on its way from the occupied city of Melitopol to the Ukrainian-controlled regional capital Zaporizhzhia. None of its passengers expected what was about
Two Ukrainian political prisoners in occupied Donbas in critical condition
Two Ukrainians imprisoned by Russian-led militants in the occupied Donbas, Igor Nazarenko and Olena Piekh, are in critical condition, according to Dec. 20-21 statements by Ukrainian Parliament’s Commissioner for Human Rights Ludmila Denisova. The cases against both of the Ukrainians are politically motivated, the ombudsman said. Nazarenko and Piekh
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