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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.

byYuri Zoria

Ukrainian Ambassador to Ankara Vasyl Bodnar. Photo via Eastnews.ua.

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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.

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Ukrainian prisoner of war returned after Russian captivity.

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“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.

byVira Kravchuk

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Ukraine’s PG office probes 27 cases of 54 POW executions by Russians since 2022

Ukraine is aware of 54 executed Ukrainian POWs by Russian forces since 2022, with 27 criminal cases initiated for war crimes.

byYuri Zoria

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Pope calls for prisoner exchange “all for all”; Ukraine responds: Russia doesn’t want it

Pope Francis calls for an "all for all" prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine in his traditional Easter address. Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War responds that while they are ready, Russia is unwilling to repatriate its own people.

byYuri Zoria

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Ukraine’s Army Chief names the number of Ukrainian POWs during Avdiivka withdrawal

Syrskyi said Russian forces captured 25 Ukrainian service members during the operation of withdrawal from Avdiivka.

byBohdan Ben

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ISW: Russia seeks to incite protests among Ukrainian POWs’ relatives

Russian actors are encouraging relatives of Ukrainian POWs to protest, claiming that the Ukrainian leadership is blocking their return.

byIryna Voichuk

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UN report: Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs “widespread and systematic”

New UN report uncovers "widespread and systematic" Russian torture of Ukrainian POWs, with accounts of "relentless, brutal treatment inflicting severe pain and suffering" during prolonged detention.

byIryna Voichuk

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Ukraine returns home 207 POWs (photos)

Ukraine returns home 207 POWs in this year's second large-scale prisoner exchange with Russia.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian IL-76 aircraft crashes in Belgorod Oblast, Russia claims it carried Ukrainian POWs

A Russian IL-76 military cargo plane crashed in Belgorod Oblast, with Russia's Defense Ministry claiming it carried 65 Ukrainian POWs.

byYuri Zoria

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Zelenskyy, Erdogan discuss returning Ukrainian POWs, Black Sea security in phone call

"Türkiye's mediation is crucial for the release of Crimean Tatars and all others – adults and children, military and civilians, held in Russian captivity," Zelenskyy said.

byIryna Voichuk

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Ombudsman: Russians trying to use relatives of Ukrainian POWs against Ukraine

The Ukrainian Ombudsman says Russia systematically tells Ukrainian POW families that Ukraine blocks returns, demanding relatives hold protests and provide infrastructure photos to Russia.

byYuri Zoria

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Russian military used Ukrainian POWs as human shields, Prosecutor’s Office confirms

Zaporizhzhia Regional Prosecutor's Office initiates a criminal investigation following RFE/RL's release of footage on 13 Dec showing unarmed Ukrainian POWs being led at gunpoint by Russian troops as shields in an attack on Ukrainian positions.

byIryna Voichuk