Ivan Kozirod
Biography
Ukrainian serviceman.Presumably, after being taken captive, he was held in a specially established prisoner-of-war camp located on the grounds of a penal colony in the settlement of Udarny in Mordovia. Former prisoners of this camp after their release told journalists about the cruel systematic torture to which the Ukrainians were subjected. A case was opened against Kozirod for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion. On 2 February 2026, he was sentenced, the details are unknown.
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