Lived in occupation, fought against Ukraine. Now, Kyiv says, Russia won’t take them back.
Kyiv says it would trade those who ask to go to Russia for Ukrainian defenders. Moscow claims it just won back 50 such men.
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Captured Akhmat fighter says he chose Ukraine and a drone guided him away from Russia’s ranks
Magomed said earlier Chechen defections prompted Russian commanders to check fighters’ phones and tighten surveillance.
China asks Ukraine to treat Chinese POWs well, but doesn’t say if it wants them back
Chinese MFA spokesman invoked international law on the two Chinese citizens captured fighting for Russia, while sidestepping the question of whether China is acting to repatriate them.
43% of Russian POWs rated Ukrainians as less than fully human — and Kremlin propaganda explains why
The more a captured Russian soldier believed Kremlin narratives, the more likely he was to dehumanize Ukrainians on a validated scientific scale — a finding researchers say helps build the legal case against Russia's propagandists as abettors of aggression.
“He finds some kind of ‘burrow’ and corrects fire”: Russia’s Pokrovsk tactics reveal new generation of war
Russia sending young, motivated recon fighters to Pokrovsk.
Ivanivka cleared: Ukraine reports 53 Russians killed, 19 detained in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast village— all linked to Moscow’s 90th Tank Division (MAP)
Marine units report a complete removal of Russian forces from the settlement and its outskirts.
Russia’s missing army: 144,000 families now turning to Ukraine for answers
October’s findings revealed that 159 captured Russian soldiers included foreigners from Egypt to Belarus.
Ukraine captures Indian fighting for Russia — he says Moscow swapped his drug sentence for a rifle
Once in Russian hands, the 22‑year‑old says he endured empty promises of cash, a rushed 16‑day training, and an assault mission he allegedly never wanted.
ISW: Ukraine denies Russian claims on alleged blocking of POW and KIA body exchange
Ukrainian authorities insist that no agreement had been finalized for the exchange as of 6 June.
US officials claim Russian army’s Chinese nationals are mercenaries not linked to Beijing
Reuters sources report that Russia is believed to have around 200 such mercenaries, while official Chinese military officers are visiting areas near the frontlines to gather tactical insights.
Azov Brigade captures 20 Russian soldiers in Donetsk Oblast’s Toretsk sector
Most of the Russian POWs are from the 9th Motor Rifle Brigade and have surrendered after a failed assault in the area.
Russia offers largest yet 630-for-630 POW swap to Ukraine
The Russian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson reportedly announced this, stating that Russia leaves it to Ukraine to decide which Russian military personnel to include in exchanges.
Two Crimean collaborators fighting for Russia captured by Ukraine in Kursk Oblast
The suspected traitors, aged 51 and 45, joined the Russian forces after the 2014 annexation of Crimea and served in the 810th Separate Guards Naval Infantry Brigade.
Ukraine restricts Russian POWs’ phone privileges in response to executions of Ukrainians
Ukraine has suspended the privilege of Russian POWs to make phone calls home. They will retain their right to send letters home in accordance with the Geneva Convention, which doesn't guarantee phone call privileges for POWs.
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 905: Ukraine destroys key bridge in Kursk Oblast, while US still forbids long-range strikes with Western weapons deep inside Russia
Ukrainian forces destroyed a key bridge over the Seim River in Russia's Kursk Oblast, isolating more than 28 settlements and complicating Russian logistics. While Canada permitted Ukraine to deploy Canadian-made military equipment within Russian borders, the US maintained restrictions on Ukraine's long-range strikes inside Russia despite the recent success in the Kursk operation, fearing potential escalation.
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.
Surrender hotline for Russian soldiers in Ukraine getting up to 100 inquiries a day – Ukrainian officials
Ukrainian officials told BBC that a scheme it created for Russian soldiers to surrender is getting up to…
Executed Wagner POW agreed to be exchanged voluntarily – Ukrainian President’s Office
A Wagner POW Yevgeny Nuzhin, 55, allegedly killed by fellow mercenaries had agreed to return to Russia voluntarily,…
Russian soldiers admit heavy losses, looting, shelling civilians in phone calls to wives and mothers
Intercepted phone calls of Russian soldiers A Russian soldier admits in a phone call that they shell civilian…
Ukraine wrote a Geneva-compliant “surrendering guide” for Russian and Belarusian invaders
Even in the extreme conditions of an all-out war, Ukrainian civil society continues to innovate to find better…