I mean, yes and no.
57-60% of Soviet POWs in German hands died
37% of Germans POWs in Soviet hands died
compare to 4% of Western POWs and "only" 27% of Allied POWs in Japanese hands.
The extent of the genocide of Soviet POWs is breathtaking.
57-60% of Soviet POWs in German hands died
37% of Germans POWs in Soviet hands died
compare to 4% of Western POWs and "only" 27% of Allied POWs in Japanese hands.
The extent of the genocide of Soviet POWs is breathtaking.
I suppose we also need to note that survival rates for POWs taken by the Soviet Union were also usually extremely low, but yeah, absolutely - the scale of Nazi murder - murdered civilians (Jewish and non-Jewish), murdered POWs, murder by enforced famine - an entirely ideology of murder.
September 25, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I mean, yes and no.
57-60% of Soviet POWs in German hands died
37% of Germans POWs in Soviet hands died
compare to 4% of Western POWs and "only" 27% of Allied POWs in Japanese hands.
The extent of the genocide of Soviet POWs is breathtaking.
57-60% of Soviet POWs in German hands died
37% of Germans POWs in Soviet hands died
compare to 4% of Western POWs and "only" 27% of Allied POWs in Japanese hands.
The extent of the genocide of Soviet POWs is breathtaking.
Additional footage from Ukrainian POWs that returned from Russian captivity.
June 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Additional footage from Ukrainian POWs that returned from Russian captivity.
Ukrainian ombudsman: 337 Ukrainian POWs are known to have been executed in Russian captivity, as of late 2025.
95% of Ukrainian POWs are subjected to systematic torture.
95% of Ukrainian POWs are subjected to systematic torture.
March 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Ukrainian ombudsman: 337 Ukrainian POWs are known to have been executed in Russian captivity, as of late 2025.
95% of Ukrainian POWs are subjected to systematic torture.
95% of Ukrainian POWs are subjected to systematic torture.
🇺🇦🙏 Lviv honors Ukrainian POWs and missing soldiers at symbolic Christmas table.
December 22, 2024 at 7:37 AM
🇺🇦🙏 Lviv honors Ukrainian POWs and missing soldiers at symbolic Christmas table.
277 Ukrainian POWs returned home! This was coordinated by the UAE
April 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
277 Ukrainian POWs returned home! This was coordinated by the UAE
⚡️Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
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November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
⚡️Russian military reportedly executes 5 Ukrainian POWs.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
Five Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were executed by Russian soldiers, Ukrainian mapping and analytical organization DeepState reported on Nov. 22.
"we're willing to trade kidnapped children for POWs" is a completely insane admission of guilt
🤯 Russia had proposed adding abducted Ukrainian children to prisoner-of-war exchange lists, Ukrainian FM Sybiha says.
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May 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
"we're willing to trade kidnapped children for POWs" is a completely insane admission of guilt
“No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.”
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We’re Negotiating with War Criminals
No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.
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February 23, 2025 at 9:41 AM
“No amount of diplomatic palaver can paper over Russia’s record of kidnapping Ukrainian children, executing POWs, and targeting civilians.”
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Watch Ukrainian paratroopers capture Russian POWs.
December 22, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Watch Ukrainian paratroopers capture Russian POWs.
Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia; Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say; and more.
Ukraine war latest: 205 Ukrainian POWs released in prisoner swap; drone attacks intensify against Moscow
Key developments on May 6:
* Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia
* Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say
* Russia allegedl...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia; Russian soldiers executed 3 unarmed Ukrainian POWs in Donetsk Oblast, prosecutors say; and more.
⚡️ Breaking: 205 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity in latest exchange.
Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.
Photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.
Photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
May 15, 2026 at 8:35 AM
⚡️ Breaking: 205 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity in latest exchange.
Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.
Photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
Almost all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held under Russian captivity for four years.
Photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
If these were POWs, this would be a war crime.
July 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
If these were POWs, this would be a war crime.
⚡️ South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine at their request, ministry says.
The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.
The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.
South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine at their request, ministry says
The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.
kyivindependent.com
June 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
⚡️ South Korea to accept all North Korean POWs from Ukraine at their request, ministry says.
The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.
The ministry said it opposes any forced transfer of North Korean POWs to Russia or North Korea and has communicated this position to Ukrainian authorities.
OTD in 2022 Our POWs at Olenivlka shelled themselves killing 50 but magically not touching a single Russian guard. Conveniently it meant the POWs couldn’t testify that we hadn’t tortured them so badly the evidence would have shamed even us.
The UN said our excuse was bullshit.
The UN said our excuse was bullshit.
July 29, 2026 at 6:17 AM
OTD in 2022 Our POWs at Olenivlka shelled themselves killing 50 but magically not touching a single Russian guard. Conveniently it meant the POWs couldn’t testify that we hadn’t tortured them so badly the evidence would have shamed even us.
The UN said our excuse was bullshit.
The UN said our excuse was bullshit.
⚡️Ukraine's SBU captures Russian soldier suspected of executing 9 Ukrainian POWs in 2024.
"We will find every Russian murderer," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after announcing the arrest. The Russian soldier allegedly shot nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.
"We will find every Russian murderer," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after announcing the arrest. The Russian soldier allegedly shot nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.
Ukraine's SBU captures Russian soldier suspected of executing 9 Ukrainian POWs in 2024
"We will find every Russian murderer," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after announcing the arrest. The Russian soldier allegedly shot nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:24 AM
⚡️Ukraine's SBU captures Russian soldier suspected of executing 9 Ukrainian POWs in 2024.
"We will find every Russian murderer," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after announcing the arrest. The Russian soldier allegedly shot nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.
"We will find every Russian murderer," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after announcing the arrest. The Russian soldier allegedly shot nine Ukrainian POWs in Kursk Oblast in October 2024.
Watch Ukrainian defenders capture Russian POWs.
December 8, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Watch Ukrainian defenders capture Russian POWs.
⚡️UN blacklists Russian forces over sexual violence against Ukrainian POWs, civilian detainees.
The victims were prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, the vast majority of them men, the report said.
The victims were prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, the vast majority of them men, the report said.
UN blacklists Russian forces over sexual violence against Ukrainian POWs, civilian detainees
The victims were prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, the vast majority of them men, the report said.
kyivindependent.com
May 29, 2026 at 4:22 PM
⚡️UN blacklists Russian forces over sexual violence against Ukrainian POWs, civilian detainees.
The victims were prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, the vast majority of them men, the report said.
The victims were prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian detainees, the vast majority of them men, the report said.
Ukrainians brave freezing weather to welcome home released POWs.
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Ukrainians brave freezing weather to welcome home released POWs.
⚡️ Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia.
This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia
This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
kyivindependent.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
⚡️ Ukraine brings home 205 POWs in prisoner exchange with Russia.
This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
This marks the fifth known prisoner of war (POWs) swap of 2025 and the 64th since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.
Different realities of Ukrainian POWs and Russian prisoners.
February 15, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Different realities of Ukrainian POWs and Russian prisoners.
⚡️ 185 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity in latest exchange.
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that 185 Russian POWs had returned home, saying that they are currently in Belarus and will be receiving the psychological and medical care there.
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that 185 Russian POWs had returned home, saying that they are currently in Belarus and will be receiving the psychological and medical care there.
185 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity in latest exchange
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that 185 Russian POWs had returned home, saying that they are currently in Belarus and will be receiving the psychological and medical care there.
kyivindependent.com
June 5, 2026 at 11:39 AM
⚡️ 185 Ukrainian POWs return from Russian captivity in latest exchange.
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that 185 Russian POWs had returned home, saying that they are currently in Belarus and will be receiving the psychological and medical care there.
Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed that 185 Russian POWs had returned home, saying that they are currently in Belarus and will be receiving the psychological and medical care there.
To say nothing of the incredible danger it puts any US POWs in!
March 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
To say nothing of the incredible danger it puts any US POWs in!
Exploiting POWs is a war crime
January 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Exploiting POWs is a war crime
And somehow, there are still vets out here backing this man? It makes zero sense. He dodged the draft, insulted POWs, called fallen soldiers “suckers”—and now this?
At what point is enough finally enough?
At what point is enough finally enough?
May 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
And somehow, there are still vets out here backing this man? It makes zero sense. He dodged the draft, insulted POWs, called fallen soldiers “suckers”—and now this?
At what point is enough finally enough?
At what point is enough finally enough?
Spare a thought today for the poor POWs in Vietnam who’ve just lost the only man who could’ve brought them home
March 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Spare a thought today for the poor POWs in Vietnam who’ve just lost the only man who could’ve brought them home