POW exchange

Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia commence new prisoner of war exchange

Ukraine and Russia have started a new prisoners of war exchange, following the agreement reached at the second round of direct talks in Istanbul last Monday. Kyiv and Moscow agreed that the exchange would include young soldiers under 25 years old and those severely ill.

09/06/2025

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 410 prisoners in major wartime swap

Ukraine and Russia exchanged 205 prisoners each on Tuesday in one of the largest swaps since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022.

07/05/2025

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Ukraine welcomes home 277 soldiers in largest prisoner exchange of war

Ukraine has carried out its largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, with 277 Ukrainian soldiers returned from Russian captivity.

21/04/2025

Ukraine

Ukrainian POW: Ceding land means giving up on millions of people there

“Everyone who is in the occupied territories is a hostage of the Russian regime,” Ukrainian journalist and human rights activist Maksym Butkevych, who spent over two years in Russian captivity, told Euronews.

19/02/2025

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 150 prisoners of war

Both sides thanked the United Arab Emirates for their 'humanitarian mediation efforts.'

05/02/2025

Europe News

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in a deal negotiated by the United Arab Emirates.

30/12/2024

Europe News

Ukrainian POWs face torture, violence and execution in Russia

Nine out of 10 Ukrainian prisoners of war are subjected to physical and moral torture, according to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin. But many are executed before they are taken prisoners.

16/10/2024

Europe News

Russia's autumn conscription: How many draftees will go to Ukraine?

Tuesday marks the beginning of Russia's latest conscription campaign after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree calling up tens of thousands for military service. How many of them will end up joining the war against Ukraine?

01/10/2024

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Ukraine and Russia exchange 180 prisoners of war

The exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Kijv and Moscow said.

26/06/2024

Ukraine

Freed Ukrainian POWs show signs of torture, claims official

More than 80 Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war were released this week in prisoner swaps, officials from both sides confirmed.

27/04/2023