Prisoners of War

Russia sentences British man to 13 years for fighting in Ukraine

The jailed Briton was named as 30-year-old Hayden Davies by Russia's Prosecutor General, who said he had been tried by a court in a part of Russian-controlled Donetsk.

The defendant named by the office of Russia's Prosecutor General as Hayden Davies, a 30-year-old British citizen convicted of being a paid mercenary fighting for Ukraine against the Russian army amid the military conflict, attends a court hearing in Donetsk  in this image released December 18, 2025.
Hadar Goldin.

Who was Hadar Goldin, the IDF soldier held in Gaza since 2014? - explainer

Still taken from Hamas propaganda video showing hostage Alon Ohel. The family has allowed this image to be published. September 24, 2025.

'Those are not Alon's eyes': Family responds to Hamas video of Gaza hostage Alon Ohel

 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Russia and Ukraine exchange group of younger and wounded prisoners of war


Kremlin: Death penalty for captured US citizens cannot be ruled out

The Kremlin has said that the two Americans detained in Ukraine were mercenaries not covered by the Geneva Conventions.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during the annual end-of-year news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019

Three foreign Ukraine fighters sentenced to death by Russian proxy

The death sentence handed down in Donetsk court, and was slammed by Britain as a "sham ruling."

 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walk along a street after a meeting, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine April 9, 2022. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

Russia says British-Ukrainian POWs being taken care of

One captured fighter described alleged war crimes committed by the Azov Battalion.

 A still image taken from Russian state TV footage that it said shows Aiden Aslin, a British fighter captured in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol by Russian forces, at an unknown location, in a still image from a video released on April 18, 2022.

Ukrainian Snake Island soldier released from Russian captivity, awarded medal

The soldier who uttered the famous "Russian warship, go f*** yourself" line was released from captivity and awarded a medal by the Ukraine Armed Forces.

 Snake Island (illustrative).

Human Rights Watch warn Ukraine against posting videos of POWs

A Telegram account with close to 870,000 subscribers operated by the Ukrainian government's main security arm has taken to posting videos of captured Russian soldiers revealing personal information.

 A Ukrainian serviceman is seen, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the Sumy region, Ukraine, March 7, 2022.

Ukrainian navy confirms Snake Island soldiers alive, taken by Russia

The Ukrainian navy has demanded the release of all Ukrainian citizens held as POWs by Russia.

 Ukrainian soldiers walk at Kyiv central train station, Ukraine, February 25, 2022

Egypt can't write off every prisoner as a national security threat - editorial

The US has provided around $1.3 billion in foreign assistance to Egypt annually since the 2017 fiscal year, according to a congressional research report.

 PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Sharm el-Sheikh in September.

Israel 'committed to return captives' held by Hamas, Bennett tells al-Sayed family

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett promised that he was personally committed to bringing captive Hisham al-Sayed back home.

 Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett during a ceremony after the largest ever police operation against illegal gun dealers, in Tel Aviv, November 9, 2021.

Mossad effort to find new Ron Arad information ends inconclusively

Bennett told the Knesset on Monday he authorized a Mossad operation for the airman, who has been missing since 1986.

Missing IAF navigator Ron Arad in captivity after his jet went down in Lebanon in 1986

Amos Levitov, legendary air force pilot captured by Egypt, dies at 73

Amos Levitov was captured by the Egyptian military during the War of Attrition on July 5, 1970 and was considered a legendary pilot.

A helicopter waits to fly troops and equipment back after the completion of military action on Egypt’s Shadwan Island in 1970 during the War of Attrition