10,000 and Counting: Russia’s Soldiers Are Surrendering in Record Numbers
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The “I Want to Live” project published full statistics on the war between the Russian occupiers and the Ukrainian liberators. In 2025 alone, more Russian soldiers surrendered than in 2022 and 2023 combined. On average, 60–90 Russian soldiers were captured each week, and in August 2024 the number reached 350 per week. Most of the prisoners were captured near Pokrovsk, Bakhmut, Polohy, and in the Kursk region of Russia. More than half are contract…
10,000 and Counting: Russia’s Soldiers Are Surrendering in Record Numbers
More than 10,000 Russian soldiers have been taken prisoner by Ukrainian forces since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. According to data published on December 31 by Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the number of captured Russian personnel continues to rise annually, with 2025 showing the highest figures to date. The statistics were released through the “I Want to Live” project, …
For the first time, the “I Want to Live” project published comprehensive statistics on more than 10,000 Russian servicemen who were captured during the full-scale war against Ukraine. The data indicate a rapid increase in the number of prisoners, an increase in the share of foreign...
More than 10,000 Russian soldiers have been taken prisoners of Ukrainian forces since the start of the invasion on a large scale. More than 40% of them have previous penalties, a wide analysis published by the Ukrainian project “I want to live”, cited by Interfax-Ukraine. Increases the number of Russian soldiers who surrender According to the report, the phenomenon of volunteer surrendering of Russian soldiers continues to increase. “In the year…
Russian military personnel captured by Ukrainian forces. Illustrative photo: "I want to live" Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, more than 10,000 Russian military personnel have been captured by Ukrainian forces. Their number continues to grow every year. This was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. According to the headquarters, more Russian military personnel were captured in the first …
More than 10,000 Russian troops are in captivity in Ukraine, Russia for the fourth year refuses to change all for all
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