#captivity
Monday, June 2, 2025
Russian soldiers surrendered because ‘abuse in units is worse than captivity’ — As Trump fails to sanction Moscow, few expect breakthrough during upcoming Russia-Ukraine talks — Ukraine in photos; May 2025 — [vlog/video] Germany steps up aid after Russia’s unprecedented attacks … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/monday-june-2-2025/
At least 206 Ukrainian soldiers died in Russian captivity amid brutal treatment
There have been multiple reports of #Ukrainian #POWs being tortured or #killed while in #Russian #captivity
As of May criminal investigations were underway regarding #execution of 268 Ukrainian POWs
AP reported, citing previous reports of #forensic expert who conducted the #autopsies of the POWs.
https://kyivindependent.com/over-200-ukrainian-soldiers-died-in-russian-captivity-ap-reports-4/
Another 303 #Ukrainian defenders returned from years in Russian #captivity - with 90% having been tortured, the mostly emaciated #soldiers throw away their #russian prison uniforms into a waiting dumpster, resuming old lives.
Ukraine Daily summary - Tuesday, November 26 2024
Ukrainian drones hit oil depot in western Russia's Kaluga Oblast -- Nuclear escalation fears can't override Ukraine's right to defend itself -- 5 injured by Russian drone during humanitarian aid distribution in Mykolaiv Oblast -- North Korea expands plant producing missiles used by Russia against Ukraine, Reuters reports -- and moreUkraine Daily Summary - Monday, October 7 2024
Putin used then-President Trump's animus toward Ukraine to undermine US support, NYT reports -- Ukrainian artifacts stolen by Russia appearing on black markets -- Oil depot on fire in Crimea's Feodosia following drone attack -- Lithuania confiscates military goods from Kaliningrad-Moscow trains, gives them to Ukraine -- and more
https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Monday,%20October%207%202024/
Ukraine Daily Summary - Monday, September 16 2024
Russians' faith in their country's safety broken by Ukraine's deep strikes -- Western aid not enough to equip 'even 4 out of 14' under-armed brigades needed on the front -- Russian aircraft detected near Alaska for third time in 1 week -- 94-year-old woman killed in Russian strike on high-rise in Kharkiv -- and more
Ukraine Daily Summary - Sunday, September 15 2024
From strangers to friends: How Ukrainians meet and bond during wartime train travel -- Budanov discusses Russia's strategy and North Korean involvement -- ATACMS restrictions subject of 'intense consultations' between Ukraine and allies -- 103 Ukrainian POWs returned from Russian captivity, including 23 Azov fighters -- and more
The last #elephant in South Africa’s national #zoo has been released back into the wild after 40 years of #captivity.
The elephant, named Charlie, was captured in 1984 from Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park when he was two years old.
#Gorillas get hooked on #smartphones?
'In Toronto, for instance, zoo officials began putting up signs last year urging visitors not to show their smartphones to the animals, who are often so riveted that it begins to change their behavior as they seek out more and more screen time from the humans they encounter'
Dolphin-Assisted Therapy is bad for dolphins and bad for #patients. It is a #scam that brings in huge amounts of money; it is bad for dolphins that are confined to #captivity separated from their #freedom and their loved ones, and it is bad for patients and their families who are getting soaked in more ways than one.
Please join us in asking #Congress to please end all Dolphin-Assisted Therapy programs.
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https://www.dolphinproject.com/take-action/petition-end-all-dolphin-assisted-therapy-programs/
#Dolphins are free ranging, social, sonic, and highly intelligent #MarineMammals. The vastness and #BiologicalDiversity of the open #sea, in which dolphins and other #whales have developed over more than 50 million years, cannot be duplicated in a tank or an enclosure in the sea. Consequently, the complexity of dolphins’ behavioral repertoire cannot be accommodated in #captivity. Based on today’s knowledge of cetaceans’ sophisticated physiology and highly developed emotional sense,
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ORCAS AND DOLPHINS DO NOT BELONG IN CAPTIVITY!
Keeping #dolphins, #orcas and other cetaceans in #captivity is cruel. Depriving them of the vast open spaces and social bonds that they would normally have in the wild, and confining them to small, concrete #tanks to perform tricks for dead fish is highly unethical for these complex marine mammals. No matter how sophisticated the enclosure, no man made facility can ever hope to replicate the wild world of dolphins and whales.
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Ukraine Daily Summary - Wednesday, March 27
Putin's close allies see no link between Ukraine, Moscow shooting -- Polish official says NATO considering shooting down Russian missiles that approach its borders -- Russian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky hit with Neptune missile, says Ukraine -- At least 32 Ukrainian POWs executed in Russian captivity during winter -- and more
https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Wednesday,%20March%2027/
sometimes for hours, dolphins and whales are forced to lay immobile in small transportation containers without natural light and air.
Wild dolphins live in highly complex #social structures and travel many miles a day. They use a complicated system of clicks and whistles to communicate with one another and echolocation to navigate and hunt. #Captivity confines these self-aware animals to small, sterile tanks. With little to no stimulation and insufficient space to roam,
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WHY IS CAPTIVITY A CURSE FOR DOLPHINS?
#Dolphins are built for the boundless #ocean, where they travel huge distances, socialise with their #pod, hunt for food, and navigate through challenges.
But in #captivity, their world shrinks drastically. They’re confined in limited spaces, surrounded by artificial environments, and subjected to continuous human interaction and unnatural behaviours, all for humans’ amusement.
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