Ten Ukrainians, including a politician and two priests, who were held captive by Russia and Belarus have returned home, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The release, which occurred on June 25, was mediated by the Vatican. President Zelenskyy published footage of the released prisoners, who were mostly civilians arrested in occupied territories of Ukraine and Belarus. The released individuals faced severe torture, hunger, and psychological abuse during their captivity, as reported by the United Nations and human rights organizations. Photos of the meeting of the released Ukrainians have been published, showing a warm reception. The two priests had been in captivity for two years. Additionally, it was reported that a Ukrainian soldier died in Russian captivity due to severe torture and starvation.
Russians tortured a Ukrainian military officer to death in captivity: he was beaten, tortured, and starved to death And this is what Ukrainian military who returned home after being released from Russian captivity on June 25 looks like. Photo: Vlada and Kostyantin Liberovy. https://t.co/kqjDCJDfEN
Two of Ukrainian PoWs released yesterday were priests who spent in russian captivity two years. Arresting priests who wouldn’t kiss putin’s ring, was one of the first things russia did when occupying Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine #OppressionOfChristians https://t.co/RivU8vdbgG
Two of Ukrainian PoWs released yesterday were priests. After a two-year captivity. Arresting priests who wouldn’t kiss putin’s ring, was one of the first things russia did when occupying Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine #OppressionOfChristians https://t.co/ns1Zi3W7wQ
Ten Ukrainians who had been held prisoner for years were released from Russian captivity Friday with the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. https://t.co/HE4qOKrg29
Ukrainian soldier who died in Russian captivity. https://t.co/EHjvwHD6yl
Ten Ukrainians, including a politician and two priests, who were held captive by Russia and Belarus have returned home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. He thanked the Vatican for its mediation in the release of the civilians. https://t.co/k1ageXTnv0
🙏 Photos of meeting of Ukrainians released from Russian captivity published – photos https://t.co/CZPLeudo8l
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has shown the warm reception of Ukrainians freed from Russian captivity. https://t.co/mZ7TM7dGCb
President Volodymyr #Zelensky published footage of the ten prisoners who returned to Ukraine They are mostly civilians who were arrested both in the occupied territories of #Ukraine and in #Belarus. https://t.co/W4NGszn3aH
After criticizing Ukraine's draft of all males 18-60, journalist Ruslan Kotsaba was arrested on charges of treason and spent 524 days in solitary confinement. Kotsaba is far from the only one, however. 27 journalists have been killed in Ukraine since 2014, including 18 under… https://t.co/E0YmywCUMR
Thousands of Ukrainians who are being held captive in Russia face severe torture, hunger, and psychological abuse, according to the testimony of released prisoners and information obtained by the United Nations and human rights organizations. https://t.co/ufo4eWawiG