Prisons

Tula Penal Colony No. 1

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Inferno is an independent platform documenting prisons where Ukrainian prisoners of war are held by Russia. We collect and systematise open-source data to expose the full scale of abuse and human rights violations.

We rely on verified sources: testimonies of released POWs, investigative journalism, official documents, human rights reports, and open databases.

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This project is run by a team of human rights defenders, journalists, and volunteers committed to exposing the truth and bringing every POW home.

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A promise to the future, that the facts will be preserved, that every act of cruelty will be recorded, and that justice, though delayed, will be pursued.

This project is a record, a witness, and a demand. Until every prisoner of war comes home, we will keep telling the world – they exist, they resist, and they matter.

Prisons

Russia (RF)

Temporarily Occupied territories (TOT)

Biysk Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 2

Kizel Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 2

Kamensk-Shakhtinsky Penal Colony No. 12

Kashin Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 2

Makiivka Penal Colony No. 32

Tula Penal Colony No. 1

questions & answers

You can make a difference

This is not just a database. It’s a promise