@Free_Press Russian captivity..
I heard a lot about that during my formative years as a child from my grandparents.
Toned down, of course, but stories about the kind of abuse Russians inflict on their prisoners of war have been part of my upbringing.
…
I believe this is why Eastern Europe can see what Russia is doing very clearly, while the West does not.
We share a common multi-generational trauma that makes us resistant to their lies.
No end to any #sanctions on #Russia until they:
a) return to 1992 borders, including #Georgia
b) pay full reparations to #Ukraine and #Georgia
c) remove all troops from #Ukraine, #Moldova, #Georgia, #Syria and the entire #African continent
d) hold free and fair elections
e) hand over all indicted individuals to the #ICC
f) return all #POWs and kidnapped #Ukranian citizens
g) disarm
h) say thank you
Don’t let Russia off the hook | Andriy Yermak https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/11/us-leadership-european-support-ukrainians-peace-russia-jeddah?CMP=share_btn_url
Signs of torture found on most bodies of #Ukrainians repatriated from #Russian #captivity
Head of #Forensic Medical Examination of #Corpses Department: "80% of the bodies brought back to us from [Russian] pre-trial detention centres, prisons and so on, show signs of #torture"
'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs points to a policy | FT Film.
Russian warcrimes in Ukraine.
https://youtu.be/9MuwVMbbPtQ?si=rKEU8YXyuQBJ9Wcy
#Russia #Ukraine #POWs #Warcrimes #geopolitics @geopolitics
Ukraine Daily summary - Monday, February 17 2025
A colonial agreement; former Ukrainian official slams US minerals deal, AP reports -- Putin will wage war against NATO -- Europe needs 'special envoy' to take part in Ukraine peace talks, says Finnish president -- Ukraine’s place in EU, NATO non-negotiable, Finnish president says -- and morehttps://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20summary%20-%20Monday,%20February%2017%202025/
Ukraine Daily summary - Saturday, February 15 2025
Over 6,000 cases of Russian use of chemicals recorded over 2 years -- ‘Nuclear blackmail:’ Russia strikes Chornobyl as world leaders gather for Munich Security Conference -- Russia abandons modernization of power plants due to lack of money, equipment -- [vblog] NATO member turning pro-Russia? Inside Slovakia’s political turmoil -- JD Vance's Munich speech met with shock, bewilderment -- and more"Ukraine brings back 150 POWs from Russian captivity in prisoner swap"
by kyiv_independent
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KqUb_dzQAtQ
Quote by
"Feb 5, 2025
Ukraine brought back 150 Ukrainian service members from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Feb. 5, marking the latest prisoner exchange between Kyiv and Moscow.
The released Ukrainian captives included members of the Navy, the Air Force, the Airborne Troops, the National Guard, the State Border Guard, the Territorial Defense Forces, and a police officer, according to the president.
They are all from different sectors of the front, but they have one thing in common: They fought for Ukraine," Zelensky said on Telegram.
Some POWs had been held captive for more than two years, according to Zelensky. Among the released soldiers are those in serious condition. They have a long rehabilitation and recovery ahead, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko reported.
At the same time, Russia announced the return of 150 Russian prisoners of war (POWs) from Ukrainian captivity. During the last exchange, which took place on Dec. 30, 2024, 189 people returned from Russian captivity.
In 2024, 1,358 Ukrainians were released, and since the beginning of the all-out war, 3,956 Ukrainians have returned from Russian captivity, Zelensky said in his New Year's address."
Unbelievable, for 15 months they prevented food and medicine to enter #Gaza and when their #POWs released healthy and happy, they come up with these ridiculous cheap #propaganda posts.
#Gaza #IDF #FoodAsWeapon #Israel #Inhumanity #politics #StopTheLies
@palestine @israel
Not sure what I'm reading here but this Israeli POW might be the one who asked to stay behind an extra week. 
I feel very sorry for their family. But the most likely explanation is that all of the living children were actually released in November.
Israel's negotiations team were offered the three bodies and their (at the time) living father, in exchange for zero prisoners in return. But Netanyahu turned down the offer, simply because it was bad publicity.
It makes no sense for Gaza's government to have lied, because Gaza had more to gain by releasing them alive.
Whereas images of these poor kids – who have almost certainly been dead for over a year – have been used to build global public support for an Israeli invasion that killed over ten thousand other children, and caused 3000 children to require amputations.
I might be wrong but I'm not optimistic. If I'm right, I hope the family demand accountability for the way their grief has been so prolonged and exploited.
(names omitted because the family have more than enough grief already)
https://www.openweb.com/share/2rkLq4Q4grteLLPU2jATp28VAek
cc other me @kmpiw@mastodon.social
#Hostages #POWs #GazaGencide #Hasbra #Popaganda
#Russian soldier #Yevgeny_Ulantsov, who took part in the shooting of #Ukrainian prisoners of war, has been captured in #Russia's #Kursk region.
He is 21 and signed a contract less than a month ago. He said that it was commanders who gave orders to shoot #POWs, which confirms the fact that this is a deliberate policy of the #Russian leadership and not accidents.
#ukraine #putinisamasskiller #putinisawarcriminal @kardinal691
@SocraticEthics I wonder if the #POWs from #NorthKorea even fired one shot before they surrendered in #Ukraine. 
Was a white flag 
readily available?
Ukraine Daily summary - Tuesday, December 24 2024
2025 – A Turning Point for Ukraine -- Germany provides Ukraine with 15 Leopard 1 tanks, 2 IRIS-T systems, 2 Patriot launchers -- Mysterious fire engulfs Russian Shahed warehouse -- Assassinations of pro-war figures seek to demoralize Russia, punish war criminals -- How Ukraine’s new drone-missile hybrids are changing long-range weapon technology -- and moreUkraine Daily Summary - Sunday, November 3 2024
Putin achieved none of his strategic objectives after nearly 1,000 days of war against Ukraine -- Ukraine to produce anti-drone missiles with Belgian manufacturer -- China was well aware of North Korean troop deployment ahead of time, expert says -- Mass Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 1, leaves residential buildings, office damaged -- and morehttps://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Sunday,%20November%203%202024/
russia and the Mass Murder of Ukrainian #PoWs
russia is now regularly executing prisoners, in direct breach of Article 13 of the Geneva Convention as part of a deliberate strategy in eastern #Ukraine.
By Mykyta Vorobiov
https://cepa.org/article/russia-and-the-mass-murder-of-ukrainian-pows/
NEWS OF THE DAY:
#RUSSIA SYSTEMATICALLY EXECUTES #UKRAINIAN POWs: Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, 93 Ukrainian #POWs have been executed by Russia. 80% of executions took place in 2024, the ISW reports.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-13-2024
#Ukraine meets all the requirements of the Geneva Conventions for the detention of prisoners of war. A Ukrainian journalist showed the conditions in which they live and what they eat.
While Ukrainian #POWs tell stories about how they caught a mouse in captivity and ate it. They return from russian captivity exhausted, thin and traumatized.
Watch (35 Second) Insta Reel, Source: United 24 Media
Accusation in a hall of mirrors … "we raped the prisoners of war in self defense"?
Here’s what we are reading today:
177 #Ukrainian #POWs have died in #Russian captivity since 2022.
A #UAV operator held for 175 days in four Russian detention centers described widespread torture and mock executions, once being forced to choose between losing a finger or a leg.
https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-death-toll-russia-captive-kremlin-defense-ministry/
