A Russian army unit’s macabre contest to pose with executed Ukrainian prisoners of war.

A photograph of a soldier with three dead bodies has sparked a bloody challenge between combatants on both sides.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20251119-a-russian-army-units-macabre-contest-to-pose-with-executed-ukrainian-prisoners-of-war?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Ukraine #Russia #WarInUkraine #POW #PrisonersOfWar #War #Soldiers #Army #Military

‘Bad Boy’ Co-Creator Ron Leshem: ‘The Human Capacity to Feel Compassion and Empathy for Those Who Are Different Is Dying’
#Variety #Awards #Global #News #Euphoria #InternationalEmmys #PeterChernin #PrisonersofWar #RedSkies

https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/bad-boy-ron-leshem-euphoria-international-emmy-empathy-1236585273/

Maurice Langaskens (1884-1946)

Drafted into the Belgian army in 1914, he was captured by the Germans and spent the next 3 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He produced numerous, mostly small-scale portraits of fellow prisoners + depictions of daily camp life

The first + last here are Self Portraits

#MauriceLangaskens #art #artist #belgianartist #artistebelge #wwi #prisonersofwar #artofwar #watercolor #watercolour #kunst #künstler #peinture #peintre #painter #paintings #artworld #selfportrait #autoportrait

Maurice Langaskens (1884-1946)

Drafted into the Belgian army in 1914, he was captured by the Germans and spent the next 3 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. He produced numerous, mostly small-scale portraits of fellow prisoners + depictions of daily camp life

#MauriceLangaskens #art #artist #belgianartist #artistebelge #wwi #prisonersofwar #artofwar #watercolor #watercolour #kunst #künstler #peinture #peintre #painter #paintings #artworld

Ukraine aims to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia, says Zelenskyy

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Crime #Generalnews #Prisonerexchange #prisonersofwar #Russia #Russia-Ukrainewar #Turkeygovernment #Ukraine #Ukrainegovernment #UnitedArabEmiratesgovernment #VolodymyrZelenskyy #World #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/254154/

German Baumkuchen ‘tree cake’ survived a disaster and world wars to become a Japanese favorite

NINOSHIMA, Japan — Baumkuchen originated in Germany but has become a wildly popular sweet in Japan, where a prisoner of war on a sma…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #127546138 #article #Fairsandfestivals #generalnews #Japanese #Japanesenews #lifestyle #news #Prisonersofwar #worldnews
https://www.alojapan.com/1413028/german-baumkuchen-tree-cake-survived-a-disaster-and-world-wars-to-become-a-japanese-favorite-2/

In Trump, Families of Cambodian Troops Detained by Thailand See Hope

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/world/asia/trump-cambodia-thailand-peace.html

1808 in Canada
#CanadianHistory

Because of the rebellion in Spain against French domination, dozens of Spanish prisoners of war in Halifax are freed and sent to Havana
https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3660720
pg. 309 (left column)

#SpanishHistory #NovaScotiaHistory #PrisonersOfWar

See also: Napoleonic Wars - Napoleonic Wars in Europe
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/napoleonic-wars