The Verkhovna Rada adopted a resolution calling on the international community to intensify efforts to release and return to Ukraine all captured and illegally detained Ukrainian citizens, especially Ukrainian journalists.
99 fallen Ukrainian defenders, including 77 from Donetsk, 20 from Zaporizhzhia and 2 from Kharkiv sectors, were returned to Ukraine through repatriation efforts involving various Ukrainian agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations calls on the Security Council to stop the execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war by Russia as a matter of priority.
Several Russian units, including the 328th Regiment of the 104th Division of the Russian Armed Forces and the 345th Regiment of the same division, may have been involved in the shooting of unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war near Krynky in Kherson region.
Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross regarding another violation of international humanitarian law by the russian army, involving the shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
With the assistance of various agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, Ukraine returned the bodies of 121 fallen defenders.
Dmytro Lubinets met with his Turkish counterpart, Şeref Malkoç, to discuss the protection of the rights of Ukrainian prisoners of war, with the participation of about 800 people, including relatives of detainees and released Ukrainians, who shared their experiences of torture and violations in russian captivity.
Another repatriation event took place, as a result of which 100 fallen Ukrainian defenders were returned to Ukraine.
Russian soldiers shot Ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the Bakhmut district, killing at least seven.
In the Bakhmut sector, the occupiers shot nine Ukrainian servicemen, according to footage published by the DeepState Telegram channel.
The UN calls on the U. S. to continue funding humanitarian organizations to support refugees in Ukraine.
The Russian military shot Ukrainian prisoners of war near the village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, on February 18.
The pre-trial investigation into the shooting of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Avdiivka by the Russian occupiers continues to work to establish the exact number of victims and identify the perpetrators.
The occupiers shot Ukrainian prisoners of war in Avdiivka, violating international law. Dmytro Lubinets appealed to the UN and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that 23,000 people are missing in Ukraine as a result of russia's full-scale invasion, which has been going on for almost two years.
The bodies of 58 more Ukrainian soldiers killed in the war with russia were returned to Ukraine thanks to the cooperation of the Ukrainian authorities and the International Red Cross.
Ukraine does not recognize the illegal sentences handed down to Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia and is working to protect their rights and return them from captivity.
Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets sent official letters to the UN and ICRC to document violations of international humanitarian law after more than 30 Ukrainian prisoners of war were sentenced to 27-29 years in prison by a so-called "court" in occupied Donetsk.
kremlin spokesman Dmytro Peskov said that Ukraine did not ask Russia to return the bodies of prisoners who allegedly died during the plane crash IL-76 near Belgorod.
The Ukrainian Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights said that the International Committee of the Red Cross is not helping Ukraine in the investigation of the crash of the Il-76 plane and did not confirm whether russia provided information about the transportation of prisoners of war by the plane.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly will visit Moldova and Poland from January 29 to February 1 to discuss further support for Ukraine. She plans to meet with high-ranking officials from both countries to discuss regional security issues and opportunities for further cooperation against threats from Russia and Belarus.