US EditionReturned, Interrogated, Redeployed: Russia Sends Ex-POWs Back to Frontline, Injured or Not
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Returned, Interrogated, Redeployed: Russia Sends Ex-POWs Back to Frontline, Injured or Not
Russia is redeploying former prisoners of war to the front lines shortly after exchanges with Ukraine, often without medical treatment or legal demobilization—and in some cases, the same soldiers are captured again within weeks. These findings were published on August 4 by the Ukrainian state-run initiative Project “I Want to Live.” The report highlights the cases of two Russian servicemen—Saktaagai Shagaa from Tuva and Dmitry Ivanov from the Ko…
The Ukrainian Defense Forces have once again captured Russian soldiers who were returned to Russia during an exchange just a month ago. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the Telegram channel "I Want to Live". Among the newly captured are already familiar faces. For example, Saktaagai Shagaa, a contract soldier from the Republic of Tuva, who fought for only a month. In January of this year, he was wounded during the "meat" stormi…
Two Russian soldiers handed over by Ukraine in exchange for war prisoners were captured again in the field of war
This is reported by the project “I Want to Live”. Saktaagai Shagaa Mikhailovich, a native of Tuva with poor knowledge of the Russian language, signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on December 10, 2024. Without any training, he was sent to the 83rd Motor Rifle Regiment. Already in January, that is, a month later, during the storming of Volchansk, he was wounded and captured by the Armed Forces. On June 20, 2025…
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