Russia forces thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war to make propaganda videos, UN finds

Russia has coerced thousands of Ukrainian prisoners of war into making propaganda videos denouncing their leaders and country, according to a UN report. The videos are recorded in a detention system found to be systematically abusive, with 96% of prisoners reporting torture or mistreatment. The consequences follow prisoners home, as seen when a village refused to bury a soldier who had been forced to make such a video. Some former prisoners have been prosecuted using these videos, while others face social stigma and division within their communities.