"I hope no one ever finds themselves in the same situation of brutal legal abuse that I did," Artemy Ostaninsaid in his final statement in court.

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KYIV, Ukraine — Since his release from a Russian prison in April, Stanislav Tarnavskyi has been in a hurry to build the life in Ukraine he dreamed about during three years of captivity. The 25-year-old has proposed to his girlfriend, bought an apartment ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical facility overnight as Russia’s relentless strikes on civilian areas killed at least 27 people across the country, officials said Tuesday, despite U.S ...

Serhiy Akhmetov wanted to start a business making educational toys for children. Instead, he spent more than 3 1/2 years locked up in a series of facilities in Russia and Belarus after Russian soldiers swept through his town indiscriminately arresting ...