Hostages

Hostages are people who have been seized and are held without their consent and against their will. 

Criminals or states that resort to such actions use people as a means of influencing the opponent. 

Vladimir Putin over the years of Russia's war with Ukraine has constantly been illegally seizing Ukrainians and holding them captive in inhumane conditions. In particular, Russia abducts Ukrainian children, civilians and servicemen. 

Read the latest news about which hostages are in the hands of criminals or criminal states, and who has been freed.