The analytical review for November 2025 was prepared on the basis of an analysis of twenty (20) testimonies provided by individuals who were unlawfully deprived of their personal liberty as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as by their close relatives. The testimonies cover the period from 2022 to 2025 and concern the detention of civilians in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and their subsequent confinement in the occupied territories and in the Russian Federation.

In accordance with Article 117 of the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, released prisoners of war may not be employed on active military service. We have written the letter to Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and he promised to review this situation towards released prisoners of War. Our letter and the answer are in attachment