Former Ukrainian POW dies month after being released from Russian . . . Serhii Dobrovolskyi, a Ukrainian soldier who had been in Russian captivity since 2023, has died just a month after his release at the end of May as part of a 1000-for-1000 prisoner swap, an official from the soldier's home region announced on June 21
As Ukrainian POWs die in Russian prisons . . . - The Associated Press The Associated Press interviewed relatives of 21 Ukrainian POWs who died in captivity Autopsies performed in Ukraine found that five of these POWs died of heart failure, including soldiers who were 22, 39 and 43
Takeaways from AP report on Ukrainian POWs dying in Russian prisons Of the more than 5,000 POWs Russia has repatriated to Ukraine, at least 206 died in captivity, including more than 50 when an explosion ripped through a Russian-controlled prison barracks, according to the Ukrainian government
Ukrainian POW from Vinnytsia dies two years after release from Russian . . . On 26 April 2023, 42 Ukrainian service members and two civilians were released from Russian captivity The group consisted of 19 Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel, 11 border guards, 7 navy representatives, 2 National Guard members and 3 Territorial Defence Forces soldiers
The deaths of Ukrainian soldiers in Russian captivity: the MIHR . . . According to the Ministry for Reintegration, 49 Ukrainians died in Russian captivity between 24 February 2022 and 16 November 2023 As of January 2024, MIHR learned about 21 Ukrainian prisoners of war who died directly in the detention facilities