https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:55:29 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL "Every day I feel discomfort that the guys are still there and I am free," says former Kherson Mayor Volodymyr Mykolayenko, who spent three and a half years in Russian captivity. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-captivity-torture-beatings/33544192.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-captivity-torture-beatings/33544192.html Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:01:49 +0200 VideosUkraine Volodymyr Mykolayenko, the former mayor of the Ukrainian city of Kherson, spent more than three years in Russian captivity. Now 65, he is thin, frail, and recovering, but ready to help rebuild his war-torn hometown. https://www.rferl.org/a/mayor-kherson-mykolayenko-captivity-ukraine-russia-pow-exchange/33541948.html https://www.rferl.org/a/mayor-kherson-mykolayenko-captivity-ukraine-russia-pow-exchange/33541948.html Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:48:41 +0200 UkraineFeaturesRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories In March 2022, as Russian forces overtook the Ukrainian town of Bucha, dozens of civilians were killed in the area around Yablunska Street. In a new investigation, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service used surveillance video and other records to reconstruct a complete picture of the bloodiest days there. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bucha-russian-forces-massacre-yablunska/33441348.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-bucha-russian-forces-massacre-yablunska/33441348.html Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:02:35 +0200 UkraineVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories There were scenes of raw emotion as hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers returned from Russia on the second day of a mass prisoner exchange on May 24. Draped in Ukrainian flags, they emerged from buses and were embraced by loved ones amid tears of joy. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-prisoner-exchange-video/33423168.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-prisoner-exchange-video/33423168.html Sat, 24 May 2025 19:18:51 +0200 VideosRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories