Ukraine brings back Azovstal, Chornobyl defenders from Russian captivity
The successful operation brings the total number of freed Ukrainians to over 3,900.
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Ukraine probes execution of 16 POWs by Russian troops in Pokrovsk sector
Video evidence shows Russian troops committing a war crime by executing 16 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Donetsk Oblast.
Ukraine swaps 103 POWs, including 23 Azovstal defenders from Azov Brigade
Ukraine exchanged POWs with Russia, bringing home 103 defenders, including 82 privates and sergeants, and 21 officers. The freed soldiers are from various military units, with many held captive since the all-out war's early days.
“Shame on you”: desperate families of Ukrainian POWs protest at Red Cross office in Kyiv
Approximately 100 families of Ukrainian prisoners of war demanded more effective action from the Red Cross, which has a unique mandate to visit detention centers, but Russia still blocks them access and most families have no updates on their captured relatives for years.
Russian military shares photo of dismembered Ukrainian soldier
Ukrainian Ombudsman Lubinets calls on the UN and ICRC to document Russian war crime after a photo of a dismembered Ukrainian soldier surfaces on a Russian Telegram channel.
Ministry announces program to swap convicted Russian collaborators for Ukrainian POWs
Ukraine has announced a project to exchange convicted collaborationists for Ukrainian POWs, publicizing info about Russian agents and allowing them to agree to these exchanges.
Relatives of Ukrainian POWs: Russia returns bodies without internal organs during exchanges
Relatives say that the return to Ukraine of the bodies of Ukrainian prisoners without internal organs may be evidence that they are used in Russia for transplantation.
95 Ukrainian prisoners of war return from Russian captivity, including Azovstal defenders
Many of the 95 Ukrainian servicemen released in the 17 July exchange are grappling with injuries and chronic illnesses, which sheds light on the harsh conditions in the Russian captivity, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters.
British Defense Ministry: Russia continues to recruit prisoners for war, despite risks to communities upon their return
Russian lawmakers are sounding the alarm over potential increases in crime as ex-prisoners recruited to fight in Ukraine return to their communities.
Ukraine returns 90 more prisoners of war from Russian captivity, including defenders of Mariupol
Among the released Ukrainian servicemen are 59 defenders of Mariupol, particularly from Azovstal, and five National Guardsmen of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant.
“One cup of water per day for 8 people”: Deaths of Ukrainian POWs in Russian captivity rise, human rights group says
The Ukrainian Media Initiative for Human Rights (MIHR) verified 22 deaths of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) and emphasised that the defenders of Mariupol are treated with extreme cruelty, with approximately 1,300 servicemen from the 36th Separate Marine Brigade still being held in Russian captivity.
Ukraine returns 100 POWs from Russian captivity (photos)
Ukraine returns home 100 POWs in latest prisoner exchange with Russia.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 679: Ukraine returns home 230 POWs in major prisoner exchange
Ukraine conducted its largest prisoner swap with Russia since the full-scale invasion, returning 230 military staff and civilians.
Politico: Russia uses Ukrainian prisoners of war to destabilize Kyiv
Ukraine’s officials say that Russia is deliberately delaying the exchange of POWs and manipulating them to sow discord and distrust in Ukrainian society.
95 Ukrainian POWs return home in latest prisoner swap
On 11 June 2023, 95 Ukrainian soldiers returned home from Russian captivity in a Russo-Ukrainian POW swap, the…
Already 2005 Ukrainians returned from Russian captivity during POWs exchanges
On 3 April 2023, another prisoner exchange took place. Ten Ukrainian soldiers and sergeants returned from Russian captivity.…
130 Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity
130 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned to Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian POW swap on 7 March, according to…
Russia holds captive over 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers
Currently, Russia incarcerates 3,392 Ukrainian prisoners of war, Olena Verbytska, President’s Commissioner for the Protection of the Rights…
As newly mobilized arrive in Ukraine, more Russians want to find out how to surrender
The editors of Vyorstka say that between November 28 and December 4, the most recent week for which…
50 Ukrainian POWs return home from Russian captivity
50 Ukrainian defenders have come back home from the Russian captivity in Russo-Ukrainian POW swap on 1 December,…