International humanitarian law prohibits the execution of prisoners of war and the wounded, and regards it as a war crime.

An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury ...

Russia might continue detaining an Australian man to carry out a high-profile prisoner swap in the future, an expert says.

Captured North Korean soldiers have lifted the curtain ever so slightly on the secretive Kim regime’s decision to join Russia ...

Ensuring the safety and rights of civilian detainees and prisoners of war (POWs) should be a priority in any future ...

Ukrainian families of POWs face pressure from Russian forces, receiving calls with coercive demands for cooperation following ...

Russia says Ukraine shot down a military transport carrying 65 captured Ukrainians. Ukraine has not confirmed its role, ...

North Korea is likely preparing to send additional troops to Russia after suffering heavy losses in battles against Ukrainian forces, South Korea's military said Friday.

Former POWs detail cruel methods, including beatings and electric shocks from a field telephone known as ‘a call to Putin.’ ...

"I didn't even know who we were fighting against," the captured soldier from Pyongyang told Ukraine's Security Service.

Ukraine wanted to show that North Korean troops are fighting alongside Russian troops. It took a high-stakes mission to prove it.

On January 15, Ukraine and Russia completed their first prisoner exchange of 2025, which saw 25 seriously ill and injured individuals returned to Ukraine. Among those freed was an ethnic Bulgarian.