
True War Crime is a podcast by Michael Duncan, a journalist and war veteran. After witnessing a prisoner exchange in 2022, he began documenting the stories of Ukrainians who survived Russian captivity. Through personal testimonies, the podcast reveals the human cost of Russia’s war and why these stories must be heard.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | True CrimeDocumentarySociety & Culture | |||

Before 2022, Ruslan Odaiskyi was a merchant ship captain who traveled the world. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, he left that life behind and volunteered to defend his country.
Captured by Russian forces, Ruslan endured brut... more
Andrii Stratiichuk is a former Ukrainian police officer who volunteered to defend Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
Captured during combat, he was taken into the Russian prison system, where he discovered a disturbing reality:
Rus... more
This is Episode 7 of True War Crime — a series of firsthand testimonies from people who survived Russian captivity. Our guest is Tom Dychok, an ethnic Pole who lived and worked in Poland for five years before Russia's full-scale invasion. After being... more
This is Episode 6 of True War Crime — a series of real stories from people who survived Russian captivity.
Our guest, Yulii Pylypei, spent 2.5 years in Russian prisons.
To survive psychologically, he held on to one simple dream: traveling with his ... more
This is Episode 5 of True War Crime — a series of real stories from people who survived Russian captivity.
When Yevhenii Malik was captured, an unexpected image came to his mind — a scene from Lethal Weapon, where Mel Gibson's character is suspended... more
This is Episode 4 of True War Crime — a series of real stories from people who survived Russian captivity.
Our guest is Serhii Akhmetov, a Ukrainian civilian who spent more than 3.5 years in Russian prisons.
During all that time, he was never forma... more
This is Episode 3 of True War Crime — real stories from people who survived Russian captivity.
Our guest is Oleksandr Avramenko, a Ukrainian soldier known as one of the “Cyborgs” who defended Donetsk Airport in 2014–2015.
He spent 1,152 days in cap... more
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Apple Podcasts | #191 |










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