Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s Mariupol defenders, Putin ally in prisoner swap

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine announced a high-profile prisoner swap early Thursday that was the culmination of months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege. Ukraine has received from him everything necessary to establish the truth in the framework of criminal proceedings.” In another swap, Ukraine gained the release of five commanders who led Ukraine’s defense of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol in exchange for 55 Russian prisoners it was holding, Zelenskyy said. Ukraine’s military intelligence chief, Kyrylo Budanov, told reporters in Kyiv that most of the prisoners freed by Russia were “more or less in an OK state physically, except for food malnutrition related to the bad detention conditions.” He said some prisoners had been tortured but didn’t give any details. “We just want to let everyone know that we’re now out of the danger zone and we’re on our way home to our families,” Aslin said in the video, as Pinner added: “By the skin of our teeth.” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the exchanges, calling them “no small feat,” but adding that “much more remains to be done to ease the suffering caused by the war in Ukraine,” his spokesman said. Igor Strelkov, a Russian officer who led the Moscow-backed separatists in the Donbas when a conflict there erupted in 2014, described the swap as an act of treason, saying that “it’s worse than a crime, worsen than a mistake, it’s just sheer stupidity or sabotage.” ___ Associated Press writer Sylvia Hui in London and Nicolae Dumitrache in Kyiv contributed to this report.

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each in deal mediated by UAE
3 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange 103 prisoners each in deal mediated by UAE

Al Jazeera  

It is the second such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. The Russian Ministry of Defence said on Saturday that it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian POWs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “Our people are home.” The exchange of a total of 206 prisoners was …

Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange
4 months ago

Russia and Ukraine swap 115 prisoners each in UAE-mediated exchange

Al Jazeera  

It is the first such exchange since Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region on August 6. “The UAE has successfully mediated a new captives exchange between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine, resulting in the release of 230 captives,” the Gulf country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said …

Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Relatives of Belarus’ political prisoners complain that East-West swap didn’t free their loved ones

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — A wave of disappointment swept over opposition activists in Belarus last week as the biggest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War unfolded and they learned it included none of the hundreds of political detainees who’ve been locked up for years by its authoritarian leader. “I am happy to see the Russians released, but I’m shocked that …

Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Dissidents freed in prisoner swap vow to keep up fight against Putin, recount details of release

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — When Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was suddenly moved to a detention center in Moscow from a Siberian prison, he thought he was being taken there to be shot. Still, Kara-Murza stressed that such prisoner swaps are, in effect, “the saving of people’s lives.” The death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic prison on February …

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia issues chilling warning to released US prisoners after historic swap: ‘Let the traitors now…’

Hindustan Times  

Russia issued a stern warning to the political dissidents and Western citizens the Kremlin released from jails after they were freed on Thursday in the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold War. Russia's Dmitry Medvedev threatened the freed prisoners, stating that they should hide under “new names” and “actively disguise themselves”. Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza released from …

Gloating Putin greets Russians with hugs and kisses as they return to Moscow after complex prisoner swap with Western countries
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gloating Putin greets Russians with hugs and kisses as they return to Moscow after complex prisoner swap with Western countries

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Russian nationals - including a convicted killer - back to the 'motherland' with hugs and kisses after the biggest East-West prisoner exchange since the Cold War took place on Thursday. Vladimir Putin warmly embraces Vadim Krasikov, convicted by a German court of killing a Chechen dissident in Berlin The Russian despot also hugged another of the …

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia releases US journalist and other Americans and dissidents in massive 24-person prisoner swap

The Independent  

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Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

NPR  

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison toggle caption Dmitry Serebryakov/AP Three U.S. citizens and one legal permanent resident will be returning home from Russia as part of a massive prisoner swap that is one of the largest of its kind since the end of the Cold War. Among those being freed are …

Russia and Ukraine give up 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange
5 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine give up 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange

LA Times  

Just-released Ukrainian prisoners of war hold the flag of Ukraine’s marine corps after a prisoner exchange with Russia on Wednesday. Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, officials in both countries said Wednesday, three weeks after their last swap and as part of what have been occasional agreements to send captured troops home. They were captured in Mariupol, …

Ukraine expands its draft to prisoners to cope with battlefield shortages in its war against Russia
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine expands its draft to prisoners to cope with battlefield shortages in its war against Russia

ABC  

At a rural penal colony in south-east Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. Ukraine is expanding its military draft to cope with acute battlefield shortages more than two years into fighting against Russia's full-scale invasion. "It's stupid to sit here doing nothing," Mr Volvach said, adding that …

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

The Independent  

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Russia says exchanged 75 captured servicemen with Ukraine
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia says exchanged 75 captured servicemen with Ukraine

The Hindu  

Russia and Ukraine announced on Friday they had exchanged dozens of prisoners of war, in one of the only areas of dialogue between the warring countries. Despite full-scale hostilities, the two sides have carried out more than 50 prisoner exchanges since Russia launched its offensive on Ukraine more than two years ago. "Today we have an important result — 75 …

Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of Ukrainians have been sent to Russian prisons. Ukraine says they’re being held as bargaining chips

CNN  

Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — “Dear mom and dad, I am alive and well. “The rule is that it is not a punishment,” Achille Després from the Kyiv branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross told CNN, adding that civilians can only be held if it’s “necessary” for “imperative reasons of security.” The Ukrainian government and several international organizations …

Commenting on Navalny’s death for first time, Putin says he supported prisoner swap for his foe
9 months ago

Commenting on Navalny’s death for first time, Putin says he supported prisoner swap for his foe

Associated Press  

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. Putin said Monday, also without offering any evidence, that several days before Navalny’s death, “certain colleagues, not from the administration” told him about “an idea to exchange …

Russia’s political prisoners endure isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia’s political prisoners endure isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment

LA Times  

Long stints in punishment cells or other types of solitary confinement are a reality for many Russian political prisoners, according to watchdog groups, former inmates and their relatives. THE GULAG’S LEGACY Former inmates, their relatives and human rights advocates paint a bleak picture of a prison system that descended from the USSR’s gulag, documented by Alexander Solzhenitsyn in “One Day …

What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment
9 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s life like for Russia’s political prisoners? Isolation, poor food and arbitrary punishment

Associated Press  

This story is part of a larger series on the crackdown on dissent in Russia. For political prisoners like Kara-Murza, life in Russia’s penal colonies is a grim reality of physical and psychological pressure, sleep deprivation, insufficient food, health care that is poor or simply denied, and a dizzying set of arbitrary rules. THE GULAG’S LEGACY Former inmates, their relatives …

Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners each after UAE mediation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners each after UAE mediation

Al Jazeera  

President Zelenskyy says a total of 3,135 Ukrainians were freed from Russian captivity and hopes exchanges continue. In announcing the exchange as a “success”, the Gulf nation’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that it was its third mediation effort between Moscow and Kyiv since December as it called for dialogue and de-escalation. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his …

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

Associated Press  

Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed under the deal The UAE’s Foreign Ministry attributed the successful swap to the “strong friendly relations between the UAE and both the Russian Federation …

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in biggest release so far

LA Times  

Firefighters extinguish burning cars after Ukrainian forces shelled Belgorod, Russia, on Saturday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said that 248 Russian servicemen have been freed under the deal The UAE’s Foreign Ministry attributed the successful swap to the “strong friendly relations between the UAE and both the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine, which were supported by sustained calls at the …

Takeaways from the AP investigation into thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russia in prisons
1 year, 5 months ago

Takeaways from the AP investigation into thousands of Ukrainian civilians held by Russia in prisons

Associated Press  

ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are detained in a network of formal and informal prisons across Russia and the territories it occupies, where they endure torture, psychological abuse and even slave labor. The AP spoke with dozens of people, including 20 former detainees, along with ex-prisoners of war, the families of more than a dozen civilians in detention, …

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy brought back five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol from Turkey, violating a prisoner exchange deal with Russia. President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} The five commanders have …

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine’s Zelensky brings home Azovstal commanders in prisoner swap deal

Live Mint  

President Volodymyr Zelensky brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine's garrison in Mariupol, a highly symbolic achievement that Russia said violated a prisoner exchange deal engineered last year. The five commanders have been lionised in Ukraine after leading a fierce three-month defence of Mariupol from the Azovstal steel plant last year, the biggest city Russia has …

Russia, Ukraine announce prisoner exchange
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia, Ukraine announce prisoner exchange

India Today  

Russia and Ukraine announced a prisoner of war exchange on Thursday involving the return of 45 soldiers from each side. Russia's defence ministry said that 45 Russian servicemen had been returned from Ukrainian custody, the Russian news agency RIA reported. In a post on the Telegram messaging app, Yermak said some of those freed had fought in Mariupol and the …

Ukraine ‘Azov regiment’ prisoners of war go on trial in Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine ‘Azov regiment’ prisoners of war go on trial in Russia

Al Jazeera  

Eight women are among the 22 Ukrainian prisoners of war who are accused by Russia of membership in a ‘terrorist group’. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov regiment, an elite Ukrainian armed forces unit that fought against Russian troops for months in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. On Wednesday, the court in Russia’s southern Rostov-on-Don started …

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Captured Ukrainian soldiers face trial in Russia

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine went on trial in southern Russia on Wednesday. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov battalion, an elite Ukrainian armed forces unit that fought Russian troops in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. Russia captured Mariupol last year after a three-month battle that …

Ukraine and Russia each send home about 100 troops in prisoner swap
1 year, 8 months ago

Ukraine and Russia each send home about 100 troops in prisoner swap

LA Times  

A scene of devastation Sunday in Bakhmut, Ukraine, the site of heavy battles in the Donetsk region. More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the warring countries said Monday. Russia’s Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody as part of an agreement with Ukraine. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr …

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rages
1 year, 10 months ago

Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners as battle for Bakhmut rages

Al Jazeera  

Russia says 63 Russian soldiers were released while Ukrainian authorities say 116 of their servicemen have been freed, amid continued fighting in the east. Ukraine has released dozens of Russian soldiers as part of a negotiation brokered by the United Arab Emirates, Russia’s defence ministry has said, the same day 116 Ukrainian servicemen were also freed as fighting rages in …

Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia, Ukraine exchange 50 soldiers each in prisoner swap

Firstpost  

Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on Sunday with a total of 100 soldiers returning to their home countries, CNN reported citing authorities from both nations. In a statement, Yermak said that Ukraine returned the people who were captured in Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Mariupol, Kherson, Kyiv, and other regions, according to CNN. “We returned the people who …

Dozens freed in new Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap
2 years ago

Dozens freed in new Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap

Al Jazeera  

Latest exchange suggests some contact remains between two sides despite intense fighting in Ukraine’s east and south. The latest exchange included 64 Ukrainian soldiers and a US national living in Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office said on Wednesday. ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said a large swap could build confidence and that such exchanges had in …

Russian prison population falls dramatically as convicts are sent to fight in Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

Russian prison population falls dramatically as convicts are sent to fight in Ukraine

The Telegraph  

The Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary group may have recruited as many as 23,000 convicts and sent them to fight in Ukraine to shore up Russia’s faltering invasion. The analysis by Mediazona, a Russian news website operating in exile, showed a sudden 6.5 per cent drop in the male population of Russian prisons now compared with August, when Wagner started recruiting convicts. …

Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners, including 108 Ukrainian women
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners, including 108 Ukrainian women

Al Jazeera  

The 110 Russians freed include 72 seamen from commercial vessels held since February while 108 Ukrainian female prisoners of war are released. Moscow and Kyiv have carried out one of the biggest prisoner swaps of the war so far, exchanging a total of 218 detainees, including 108 Ukrainian women, officials from both countries say. Russia’s defence ministry confirmed the swap, …

Prisoners of war return to UK, Russia following swap deal
2 years, 3 months ago

Prisoners of war return to UK, Russia following swap deal

Al Jazeera  

Five British nationals reunited with their families in London as Moscow welcomes back 55 freed troops. Five British prisoners of war have returned to the United Kingdom as part of a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, while 55 of Moscow’s own troops re-entered Russia following the deal. Russia confirms troops’ return The announcement of the Britons’ returns came as …

Russia, Ukraine exchange nearly 300 prisoners in surprise swap
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia, Ukraine exchange nearly 300 prisoners in surprise swap

Al Jazeera  

Russia and Ukraine have carried out a surprise prisoner swap involving nearly 300 people, the largest since Moscow’s invasion began nearly seven months ago. This is the meaning of Ukraine, our essence, this is what distinguishes us from the enemy.” Saudi Arabia earlier announced the release of the 10 foreigners, following mediation by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, “in …

2 Americans and 5 Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine freed in prisoner swap
2 years, 3 months ago

2 Americans and 5 Britons captured by Russian-backed forces in Ukraine freed in prisoner swap

CNN  

CNN — Two American veterans and five British citizens who had been held by Russian-backed forces for months have been released as part of the prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine that was brokered by Saudi Arabia. “Hugely welcome news that five British nationals held by Russian-backed proxies in eastern Ukraine are being safely returned, ending months of uncertainty and …

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | Russia accuses Ukraine of torturing prisoners of war

The Hindu  

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said the reconstruction of his war-battered country is the “common task of the entire democratic world,” as Ukraine’s Prime Minister laid out a $750 billion recovery plan once the war with Russia ends. The fall of Lysychansk to Russia and its proxies was hailed as an important moment by Moscow which is now in …

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russia says it has more than 6,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war

The Hindu  

Russia on Thursday began shipping grain from Ukraine’s occupied territory, with a vessel carrying 7,000 tonnes of cereal sailing from Ukraine’s occupied port of Berdyansk. Russia pressed on with its offensive in eastern Ukraine on June 30 after NATO branded Moscow the biggest “direct threat” to Western security and agreed plans to modernise Kyiv’s beleaguered armed forces. Vyacheslav Volodin, an …

Russians fight to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold
2 years, 5 months ago

Russians fight to encircle Ukraine’s last eastern stronghold

Associated Press  

KREMENCHUK, Ukraine — Russian forces battled Wednesday to surround the Ukrainian military’s last stronghold in a long-contested eastern province, as shock reverberated from a Russian airstrike on a shopping mall that killed at least 18 in the center of the country two days earlier. Britain’s defense ministry said Russian forces were making “incremental advances” in their offensive to capture Lysychansk, …

More than 140 Ukrainians released in biggest prisoner swap of war
2 years, 5 months ago

More than 140 Ukrainians released in biggest prisoner swap of war

Al Jazeera  

Prisoners swapped included 95 fighters who took part in defence of the besieged Azovstal steelworkers in Mariupol. Ukraine has carried out its biggest exchange of prisoners of war since Russia invaded, securing the release of 144 of its soldiers, including 95 who had taken part in the defence of the besieged Mariupol steelworkers, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said. “This is …

Russian soldier handed life sentence in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict
2 years, 7 months ago

Russian soldier handed life sentence in first war crimes trial of Ukraine conflict

India Today  

A Russian soldier has been sentenced to life imprisonment in Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since Moscow declared war on Kyiv in February this year. Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin told the court that another Russian officer had told him that the Ukrainian civilian, who was talking on his mobile phone, could disclose their location to the Ukrainian Army. On Monday, May …

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis live updates | Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial

The Hindu  

Concern mounted on May 22 over the fate of the Ukrainian fighters who became Moscow’s prisoners as Russia claimed seizure of the steel plant-turned-fortress in Mariupol, capping a nearly three-month siege that left the strategic port city in ruins and more than 20,000 city residents feared dead. Ukraine Russian soldier sentenced to life at Kyiv war crimes trial A Ukrainian …

Fears rise for 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant that Russia labelled neo-Nazis
2 years, 7 months ago

Fears rise for 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant that Russia labelled neo-Nazis

ABC  

Russia has claimed to have taken prisoner nearly 2,500 Ukrainian fighters from the besieged Mariupol steel plant, and concerns are growing over their fate after a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Key points: After weeks of battles, Russia says 2,439 Ukrainian fighters surrendered from the steel plant in Mariupol Russian officials and state media are seeking to …

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs

Associated Press  

POKROVSK, Ukraine — Concern mounted Saturday over Ukrainian fighters who became prisoners at the end of Russia’s brutal three-month siege of Mariupol, as a Moscow-backed separatist leader vowed they would face tribunals. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov reported Saturday that Russia destroyed a Ukrainian special-operations base near Odesa, Ukraine’s main Black Sea port, as well as a significant cache …

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops
2 years, 7 months ago

Interrogation, uncertainty for surrendering Mariupol troops

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Nearly 1,000 last-ditch Ukrainian fighters who had held out inside Mariupol’s pulverized steel plant have surrendered, Russia said Wednesday, as the battle that turned the city into a worldwide symbol of defiance and suffering drew toward a close. Denis Krivosheev, Amnesty’s deputy director for the region, cited lawless executions allegedly carried out by Russian forces in Ukraine …

What might happen to Ukraine’s Azovstal prisoners of war?
2 years, 7 months ago

What might happen to Ukraine’s Azovstal prisoners of war?

Al Jazeera  

Attention now is turning to how the Mariupol POWs might be treated and what rights they have as prisoners of Russia. Breaking its recent silence on prisoners of war, the Red Cross said it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainian POWs who have left the giant Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol after holding out for weeks against …

Russia says 959 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered at Azovstal so far
2 years, 7 months ago

Russia says 959 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered at Azovstal so far

The Hindu  

Russia's Defence Ministry said on May 18 that 959 Ukrainian soldiers had surrendered this week at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol. "Over the past 24 hours, 694 militants surrendered, including 29 wounded," the Ministry said in its daily briefing on the conflict. Earlier in April, Moscow claimed control of Mariupol after a weeks-long siege, …

Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol steel plant: Russia
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukrainian troops surrender in Mariupol steel plant: Russia

The Hindu  

Russia said on Tuesday that 265 Ukrainian soldiers, including several dozen wounded troops, surrendered at the besieged Azovstal steel plant in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. “Over the past 24 hours, 265 militants laid down their arms and surrendered, including 51 heavily wounded,” the defence ministry said. Ukraine’s defence ministry said late Monday that 264 Ukrainian fighters were evacuated to …

Ukraine offers to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for hurt Mariupol fighters
2 years, 7 months ago

Ukraine offers to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for hurt Mariupol fighters

Firstpost  

Ukraine’s top prosecutor said her office charged Russian Sergeant Vadin Shyshimarin, 21, in the killing of a 62-year-old civilian who was gunned down while riding a bicycle Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine: Ukraine offered to release Russian prisoners of war in exchange for the safe evacuation of the badly injured fighters trapped inside a steel mill in the ruined city of Mariupol, as …

Detained Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk calls for prisoner swap, as two captured British fighters ask to be exchanged for him on Russian TV
2 years, 8 months ago

Detained Putin ally Viktor Medvedchuk calls for prisoner swap, as two captured British fighters ask to be exchanged for him on Russian TV

ABC  

Ukraine's security service has released a video showing arrested pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk asking to be exchanged for Ukrainian troops and civilians in the besieged city of Mariupol. Key points: Pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk was captured by Ukraine last week He has appeared in a video asking Russia and Ukraine's leaders to undertake a prisoner swap Two captured …

Russia airs video of captured Britons asking for prisoner swap
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia airs video of captured Britons asking for prisoner swap

Al Jazeera  

State TV airs video that shows two fighters on the day Ukraine broadcast video of pro-Russia politician asking for prisoner swap. Shaun Pinner and Aiden Aslin spoke separately on the Rossiya 24 state TV channel on Monday, asking the British government for help to be brought home in exchange for Viktor Medvedchuk, a wealthy Ukrainian close to Russian President Vladimir …

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