2024-07-29 14:59:09

Ukraine Commemorates Prison Blast and Calls for Prisoner Exchanges

Thousands in Kyiv gathered to remember the Olenivka prison explosion, with Azov brigade soldiers paying tribute to fallen comrades. Sgt. Masalitin, a survivor, described the horror while a UN analysis implicated Russia without making a public accusation.

Families pleaded for news of captive loved ones, urging President Zelenskyy's government to secure prisoner exchanges for Azov fighters. Meanwhile, Ukrainian ex-convicts are joining the military for amnesty, with thousands signing up to fight Russia's invasion.

These prisoners serve without leave until the end of the war, then are granted parole. Justice Minister says up to 20,000 prisoners could be eligible.

Despite difficulties, Ukrainian authorities claim to provide better conditions for prisoners of war compared to Russia. However, international human rights organizations have denounced abuses against both Russian and Ukrainian captives.

The situation in the prisons remains precarious, with many soldiers suffering from severe injuries and amputations. In the midst of this, President Selenskyj visited Ukrainian special forces at the frontlines, while Russia continued its attacks on Ukrainian power plants and engaged in arbitrary arrests in the occupied territories.

Yahoo News
28. Juli 2024 um 17:23

Thousands in Ukraine honor soldiers killed in blast and urge government to get prisoners freed

Politics
Thousands in Kyiv commemorated the Olenivka prison explosion, with Azov brigade soldiers honoring fallen comrades. Survivor Sgt. Masalitin described the horror, as a UN analysis implicated Russia, though the UN avoided public accusation. Families, including Halyna Stafiichuk, pleaded for news of captive loved ones, as the "Free Azov" campaign pressed President Zelenskyy's government to secure POW exchanges for Azov fighters from Azovstal's defense of Mariupol.
EL PAÍS
29. Juli 2024 um 03:40

Russian prisoners await in a Ukrainian penal colony to return home

Politics
Among the inmates in the largest prisoner-of-war camp on the western Ukrainian front are mercenaries, ex-convicts, and volunteers. So far, Kyiv has exchanged 3,405 military personnel and Moscow 3,205, according to official data. Vlad challenges with his gaze and a sly smile. He is only 25 years old and already claims, without mincing words, that he is a mercenary. He asks for cigarettes in exchange for an interview. "They only bring the ones from the Red Cross when they come around here." Lack..
Yahoo News
29. Juli 2024 um 06:33

Ukrainian ex-convicts seek second chance in army service

Politics
Ukrainian ex-convicts join military for amnesty; thousands sign up to fight Russia's invasion; prisoners serve without leave until war's end, then granted parole; ex-car thief Bohdan Filonenko trains with 57th Motorised Infantry Brigade, wounded by Russian drone attack; Justice Minister says up to 20,000 prisoners could be eligible; ex-convict motivated by massacred civilians in Kyiv suburbs; Filonenko's mother proud he left prison to join up.
AFP
29. Juli 2024 um 12:06

Zelenskyy visits Ukrainian special forces at the front

Politics
President Zelenskyy visited Ukrainian special forces at the front in Kharkiv; praised their bravery; Russia launched a ground offensive in the region and captured the village of Vovche in Donetsk; Russia imprisoned 25 people in the occupied territories of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia.
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