Over 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during the war in Ukraine are still held, UN estimates0

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• August 11, 2026

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations estimates that more than 16,000 civilians detained by Russia during its war in Ukraine are still being “deprived of their liberty,” many held incommunicado and on grounds that don’t comply with international law. “Widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment” of both Ukrainian civilian detainees and prisoners of war by