Russia seizes Ukrainian POWs, then it demands favors from their relatives

Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainian POWs. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners by contacting their relatives on social media and demanding they help Russia.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7622x5082+0+0/resize/7622x5082!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8d%2F54%2F4c1197584816b90941c1d6c62d79%2Fukraine-pow-1-ap26231441483844.jpg' alt='Ukrainian prisoners of war return home on Aug. 19 after being held by Russia. There are shown here in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region. When Russia takes Ukrainians captive, it often contacts the relatives of the prisoners and asks them to help Russia, according to Ukrainians.'/><p>Russia is believed to be holding thousands of Ukrainian POWs. Russia is also tormenting the families of these prisoners by contacting their relatives on social media and demanding they help Russia.</p><p>(Image credit: Francisco Seco)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5904423' />