Ukraine swapped 84 prisoners with Russia — and got its legendary minesweeper captain back
Among those freed were Mariupol defenders and civilians held for nearly a decade, Zelenskyy said.
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Russia gave Ukraine over 1,200 dead soldiers — first phase of 6,000-body exchange
After 2 June talks in Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine began a large-scale exchange of fallen soldiers.
Doctor’s desperate act: Breaking medical ethics to show world Russia’s torture of Ukrainian POWs
Unable to stay silent while examining the tortured body of a Ukrainian hero, he made a choice that violated patient privacy but served a higher truth.
Russia holds 301 Ukrainian civilian women captive, human rights group reports
As Russia continues to withhold information about detained civilians, the human rights defender group have confirmed that at least 301 Ukrainian women are being held captive, with the vast majority seized during the full-scale war.
Russian forces continue war crimes, executing 109 Ukrainian POWs in 2024
The killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and is classified as a serious violations of international humanitarian law.
Ukrainian Intel: Abduction of civilians is evidence that Russia wages genocidal war against Ukraine
Since the war's onset, Ukraine has returned 3,310 citizens from Russian captivity.
Mirror: Russian POW camps feed Ukrainian soldiers dog food and torture them until they lose consciousness
Horrific acts of torture have been reported from POW camps in Russia, where captured Ukrainian soldiers are fed…
ISW: Russia exploits POW swaps to undermine support for Ukraine
Russia's accusations against Ukraine are seen as a tactic to obscure its own war crimes and disrupt Ukrainian decision-making.
Ukrainian military band members held captive in Russia for two years, says ministry
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy reports that members of three Ukrainian military bands are still being held captive by Russia after being captured in Mariupol in 2022.