#POW
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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-a3d1c55261184841eb7fe8777fca326b.jpg "Better Prison Than the Russian Army: A Soldier’s Escape From a Brutal Assault Unit")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
![My Father Survived Russian Captivity, but His Heart Gave Out: The Story of Oleksandr Savov]( "A photo of Anastasiia Savova with her father, Oleksandr Savov, sometime after his release from Russian captivity, Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Valentyn Kuzan")
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![Photo of Amira Barkhush]( "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
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- War in Ukraine
Returning from Russian captivity is a moment thousands of Ukrainian families wait for, longing to see their loved ones again. But captivity continues to take its toll even after freedom. The body and mind return scarred, and sometimes, the heart stops beating.![Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
![“I Had Schizophrenia, No One Cared”—One Soldier’s Brief Time in the Russian Army]( "“I Had Schizophrenia, No One Cared”—One Soldier’s Brief Time in the Russian Army")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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- War in Ukraine
The Russian army is known for its doomed missions carried out by untrained soldiers. Men are sent to war even while mentally ill or wounded, because there are simply no reserves left.![View of Starlink terminal used for reconnaissance of Russian positions in undisclosed location near the town of New York, Donetsk region, May 31, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "View of Starlink terminal used for reconnaissance of Russian positions in undisclosed location near the town of New York, Donetsk region, May 31, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?]( "From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?")
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![Joseph Place]( "Joseph Place")
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- War in Ukraine
Some Russian soldiers have received only 5–10 days of training before being sent to the frontline.![Russian Army POW Jean Bosco Akimana]( "Russian Army POW Jean Bosco Akimana")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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- War in Ukraine
“I will say everything as it happened without leaving anything out, unless it's something I have forgotten,” a young African man says while sitting in a room in an undisclosed Ukrainian city. He is a soldier in the Russian army, captured by Ukrainian forces. The POW describes everything that happened to him, from the moment he decided to study in Russia.
-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
-226ee9bd877d87e388417d2a5e1c42f9.jpg "From Civilian to Cannon Fodder in 10 Days. What Is Russia’s Military Training?")
-605be766de04ba3d21b67fb76a76786a.jpg "Joseph Place")
-73e9c0fd8873a094288a7552f3ac2ab4.jpg "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")