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Russia says it is holding more than 6,400 Ukrainian soldiers prisoner, but very little is known about their condition. One survivor of the siege of Mariupol is telling his story to CBC News in the hopes that international pressure and the involvement of human rights agencies may make a difference.
After bridges connecting the key Ukrainian city were destroyed, Ukrainian officials said Sievierodonetsk was "not isolated" and fighting was still ongoing. DW has the latest.
"The Demirtaş case is one of many in which the Turkish state is abusing the criminal law to silence political opponents and gradually dismantle democracy. By refusing to follow an explicit release order by the ECtHR, it is plainly seeking to circumvent the Convention system. The stakes could therefore hardly be higher."