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Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs)
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HIMARS missiles not responsible for killing Ukrainian POWs in Olenivka – UN
There is no evidence that HIMARS missiles were used to strike at a detention center in occupied Olenivka…
“Dramatic detective story”: Ukraine repatriates three POWs from Hungary. Eight are left
The whole story is turning into a “dramatic detective story with political overtones,” according to Ukraine’s Intelligence Directorate.…
106 more Ukrainian defenders released from Russian captivity
8 Ukrainian officers and 98 soldiers were released from Russian captivity. They fought in the Bakhmut direction and…
Ukraine charges suspected traitor for deceiving Mariupol marines into surrender
Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) served a notice of suspicion of high treason to the logistics chief…
Ukraine returns 45 POWs from Russian captivity
Today, 45 Ukrainians returned home from Russian captivity in the latest Russo-Ukrainian POW swap, the Head of the…
Russia holds hostage over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians – Ombudsman
Russia holds over 20,000 Ukrainian civilians hostage; this number is likely to increase significantly after the de-occupation of…
Ukraine returns 44 more POWs from Russian captivity: military and two civilians
During another prisoner exchange, Ukraine returned home 44 more Ukrainians from Russian captivity, as reported by Hromadske, citing…
Ukraine returns 130 POWs from Russian captivity
In an “Easter prisoner exchange,” Ukraine has returned home 130 prisoners of war, whom Russian forces captured in…
100 POWs return to Ukraine in latest prisoner swap, Kyiv says
On 10 April, the Head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, announced the release of 100 prisoners…
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…
Another 100 Ukrainian POWs and one civilian released from Russian captivity in prisoner swap
The head of the President’s Office of Ukraine reported that today, February 16, Ukraine returned home 100 Ukrainian…
Ukraine returns home 116 POWs from Russian captivity in another exchange
Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andrii Yermak reported another prisoner exchange on 4 February in which 116…
Ukraine and Russia hold talks on major POWs swap
Ukrainska Pravda reports, referencing CNN Turk, Turkish Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç said that Ukraine and Russia were working on…
Ukraine returns 50 more soldiers in latest POW swap
Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andrii Yermak reports that another successful prisoner exchange has taken place, in…
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…
Russia arranges fake prisoner exchanges for Ukrainian POWs – Ombudsman
Ukrainska Pravda reports, referencing the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman), Dmytro Lubinets,…
64 Ukrainian servicemen and 1 American civilian were released from Russian captivity
64 Ukrainian servicemen and 1 American civilian were released from Russian captivity today in POWs exchange, head of…
Ukraine returns home 60 POWs, including 14 Azovstal defenders
60 Ukrainian POWs returned home on 6 December as part of a prisoner exchange in the format 60:60,…
Ukrainian special unit called “Angels” rescues Ukrainian POWs from occupied territory — MP
Ukrainian unit of special forces called “Angels” rescues Ukrainian POWs from occupied territory, Ukrainian MP, member of the…