5/ Valery, a soldier from the same unit, says that "they loaded us all onto buses—the lightly wounded were handcuffed, the disabled were thrown in, and taken to the Donetsk front. No, they won't leave us in the rear; they'll take us to the front line. We'll die there, of course."

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Despite their wounds and long captivity, none of the POWs were allowed to go home, seek medical assistance, or receive a medical review. They were almost all shackled and transported back to deployment points in Ukraine. Only the most severely injured were left unshackled.

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3/ Junior Sergeant Ivan Grebennikov was one of 1,000 Russians swapped for 1,000 Ukrainians in May 2025. He spent 10 months in Ukrainian captivity. He sustained serious injuries before being captured, like most of the other POWs released in the swap. pic.twitter.com/52zlOf9K97

— ChrisO_wiki (@ChrisO_wiki) 1 octobre 2025

3/ Junior Sergeant Ivan Grebennikov was one of 1,000 Russians swapped for 1,000 Ukrainians in May 2025. He spent 10 months in Ukrainian captivity. He sustained serious injuries before being captured, like most of the other POWs released in the swap.

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2/ There have been persistent reports for some time that Russian POWs are being systematically abused on their return to Russia, with interrogations, beatings and even executions. An investigation by Radio Svoboda has identified more details. https://t.co/cv470DCmOw

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There have been persistent reports for some time that Russian prisoners of war are being systematically abused upon their return to Russia, including interrogations, beatings, and even executions. An investigation by Radio Svoboda has uncovered further details.

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❗️🇷🇺Russian soldiers decided to hold a concert at the front until a shell hit their dugout. pic.twitter.com/DNomtJYFD6

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Russian soldiers decided to hold a concert at the front until a shell hit their dugout.

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Andrii Parubii, a 54-year-old veteran politician and key figure in the EuroMaidan Revolution, was fatally shot in Lviv on Aug. 30 by an assailant arrested a few days later. Ukrainian authorities have said they have identified a "Russian trace" in the murder.

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Former parliament speaker Ruslan Parasyuk has been posthumously awarded Ukraine's highest honor.

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Frozen Russian Central Bank profits finance €4 billion payment to Ukraine out of a planned €18.1 billion from the EU.

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Ukraine received €4 billion from the EU on the Day of Defenders—paid for by frozen Russian assets. The 1 October payment came through the G7's Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) mechanism. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko called the timing symbolic and said the funds

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