Russian forces, POWs
Ukraine accuses Russia of executing 16 POWs
Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin of Ukraine said on X that the alleged execution occurred along the eastern front in Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast. The date of the incident was unclear. "This is the largest reported case of the execution of Ukrainian POWs on the frontline and yet another indication that the killing and torture of prisoners of war are not isolated incidents,
Mass Execution of Ukrainian POWs: Russia Accused of Killing 16 Captured Soldiers
Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General has begun investigating the execution of 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) by Russian forces in the Pokrovsk area. This was reported by United24 Media.This pre-trial investigation falls under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code,
Russian forces execute 16 Ukrainian POWs near Pokrovsk, prosecutors say
Russian forces appear to have shot 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in Donetsk Oblast, the largest recorded case of mass execution of surrendered soldiers on the battlefield, Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office said on Oct.
Ukraine Investigating Alleged Shooting of 16 POWs by Russia
Ukrainian prosecutors have previously accused Russia of killing prisoners of war. They said in September they were investigating the deaths of at least 73 Ukrainian prisoners. Kyiv says it has documented over 130,000 war crimes committed by Moscow since its full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Largest mass execution: Russian military shoot 16 Ukrainian POWs in Pokrovsk direction
Russian military executed 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in the Pokrovsk direction. This is the largest mass execution case since the beginning of the war, according to the Office of the Prosecutor General on Telegram and the Ukrainian Parliament's Commissioner for Human Rights,
Russian troops execute 16 Ukrainian POWs
The statement describes the apparent war crime as a “mass execution” of Ukrainian POWs that were captured near the villages of Mykolaivka and Sukhyi Yar. Initial reports about it started circulating on Telegram earlier on the same day.
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Remembering the costs paid by POWs and MIAs in war
One day in April 1945, Darrell Waas, crew chief of Pin-Up Girl, a B-24 Liberator, told Okla Elmer Edgell he wasn’t taking his ...
Death Railway: Brutality of Japanese army during World War II led to high mortality rate among POWs, laborers
If people ask which army was the most powerful during World War II, opinions might vary widely. However, if the question is ...
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Granddaughter of war criminal publishes his notes on POWs
“I wanted people to know how my grandfather, who was 29 then, acted with hundreds of POWs amid the confusion following Japan’s defeat.” Inaki’s accounts, titled “Time to Surrender ...
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Steubenville AMVETS Post 275 honors returned POWs and MIAs on national day
On Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Day, AMVETS Post 275 in Steubenville held an annual remembrance service for those who ...
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Watchfire ceremony honors POWs/MIAs
Wearing black shirts and carrying American flags, about 30 people walked down Main Street in Glen Lyon on a recent Friday ...
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Honoring POWs and MIAs: Remembering the missing heroes in Bakersfield
An intimate gathering at the Portrait of a Warrior Gallery pays tribute to the 81,198 service members still missing in action ...
Ukrainian Prosecutor's Office and Security Service determine Russian soldiers who abused Ukrainian POWs – photos
The Prosecutor's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine have identified two Russian soldiers who abused Ukrainian ...
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Pittsfield Veterans Remember Missing Comrades, POWs
Mayor Peter Marchetti says more attention needs to be paid to events like National POW/MIA Recognition Day, noting there are ...
A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 7 at a Ukrainian market, officials say
An apparent Russian artillery strike has hit a market in the southern Ukraine city of Kherson, killing at least seven people and wounding three others ...