Ukraine and Russia exchange 95 prisoners of war each in latest deal
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ukraine and Russia exchange 95 prisoners of war each in latest deal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ukrainian PoWs were filmed arriving in coaches at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Wednesday, before being draped in national flags and chanting, “Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes.” Footage released by Ukraine’s commission for human rights also showed multiple soldiers holding emotional phone calls with their families, the first time they had spoken to relatives since being captured, while another man was pictured in tears collapsing onto the ground. “We have to return everyone.” open image in gallery A soldier clutching a Ukraine flag collapses on the ground after arriving back in his home country open image in gallery Russian PoWs are seen arriving back in Russia on Wednesday in an image published by Kremlin state media THe CHTP reported that among those swapped were 23 people who had defended the southern city of Mariupol captured by Russian in May 2022, 13 of whom had been holed up in the Azovstal Steel Plant that was razed to the ground by constant shelling. “Now, the returned soldiers will eat, receive clean clothes, be examined by doctors, and the necessary treatment and rehabilitation will be prescribed,” Ukraine’s human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets wrote on Telegram. The incident caused concern that Russia would suspend prisoner swaps until president Vladimir Putin, in quotes cited by state media outlet Tass, suggested that such a move was unlikely because “we have to bring our own guys back home”.

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Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
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Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
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LA Times  

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India Today  

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Russia, Ukraine swap more than 300 POWs in deal mediated by UAE
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Al Jazeera  

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U.N. expert says Russian prisoners sent to fight in Ukraine committing crimes when they return
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LA Times  

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

Al Jazeera  

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Video footage appears to show Russians killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers

CNN  

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Ukraine says it captured hundreds of Russians during its attack on Russia’s Kursk
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NPR  

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Associated Press  

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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Al Jazeera  

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

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Associated Press  

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

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Russia releases US journalist, ex-Marine in multi-nation prisoner swap
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Russia releases US journalist, ex-Marine in multi-nation prisoner swap

India Today  

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The Independent  

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Russia and Ukraine give up 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange
5 months, 3 weeks 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, …

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv
6 months, 1 week ago

Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return to Kyiv

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Russia says exchanged 75 captured servicemen with Ukraine
7 months, 1 week 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 …

Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped

Associated Press  

SUMY REGION, Ukraine — Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Friday, each sending back 75 POWs in the first such swap in the past three months, officials said. Ukraine has in the past urged Russia to swap “all for all” and rallies calling for the release of POWs take place across Ukraine weekly. A Ukrainian official at the …

Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in three months
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in three months

The Independent  

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Russia, Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped
7 months, 1 week ago

Russia, Ukraine exchange POWs for the first time in months. Bodies of fallen are also swapped

LA Times  

A Ukrainian serviceman reacts after returning from captivity as part of an exchange of POWs in Sumy region, Ukraine, on Friday. Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Friday, each sending back 75 POWs in the first such swap in the last three months, officials said. Ukraine has in the past urged Russia to swap “all for all,” and …

Russian prisoners get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t
7 months, 1 week ago

Russian prisoners get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t

The Independent  

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Russian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t. A growing movement wants that to change
7 months, 1 week ago

Russian POWs get to make phone calls home. Ukrainians don’t. A growing movement wants that to change

Associated Press  

FAR WESTERN UKRAINE — Precious few choices are available to Alexander, a 26-year-old Russian soldier, since his capture: Clothes, meals and the hours of his day are rigidly accounted for in the camp for prisoners of war. Captured Russian soldiers walk in line to a dining room at the prisoner of war detention center in Ukraine’s Lviv region, Thursday, April …

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

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges
8 months, 1 week ago

Murder rate among Russian soldiers returning from Ukraine surges

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‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine
8 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I want to make up for mistakes’: The Russian POWs fighting for Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Russian prisoners of war have been recruited to fight for anti-Kremlin militias that say they are aiding Ukraine’s war effort. “At some point, I understood that what they were telling us in Russia was a complete lie.” Vlad said he initially had no plans to join the Russian army. At the time, Yulia Gorbunova, a researcher on Ukraine at Human …

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War
9 months ago

‘Will Take No Prisoners…’: Putin Aide Warns Against NATO Fighters’ Involvement In Ukraine War

Hindustan Times  

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Ukraine war: Soldier relives time as a prisoner tortured by Russia in our exclusive event
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Soldier relives time as a prisoner tortured by Russia in our exclusive event

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Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event
10 months ago

Escaping Russian capture: An ex-British soldier’s account of fighting for Ukraine detailed in our event

The Independent  

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 100 prisoners each after UAE mediation
11 months 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 …

Ukraine says Russia won’t turn over bodies of POWs allegedly killed in plane crash
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine says Russia won’t turn over bodies of POWs allegedly killed in plane crash

LA Times  

In an image from video, flames rise from a plane crash near Yablonovo, Russia, on Jan. 24. Russia has refused Ukrainian requests to hand over the bodies of scores of purported prisoners of war the Kremlin claims were killed in the downing of a Russian military transport plane by Kyiv’s forces, a Ukrainian intelligence official said. Russia accused Ukraine of …

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in first swap after plane crash
11 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine and Russia exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in first swap after plane crash

The Independent  

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In pictures: Emotional moment Ukrainian prisoners of war arrive home in first swap since downed plane
11 months, 1 week ago

In pictures: Emotional moment Ukrainian prisoners of war arrive home in first swap since downed plane

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Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff
11 months, 1 week ago

Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to push back Ukrainian forces to reduce the threat of attacks on Russian territory as he met with activists running his campaign ahead of the March presidential election that he’s all but certain to win. Asked about plans for the military campaign in Ukraine, Putin said the line of contact needs to be …

Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
11 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week

The Independent  

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Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week
11 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week’s crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces. After the Jan. 24 crash of the Il-76 plane in Russia’s Belgorod region near the border …

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