Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow, Kyiv swap prisoners of war - AP News
Aug 24, 2024 · KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts, many of whom were taken prisoner in the first months of Russia’s invasion.
During Ukraine’s Incursion, Russian Conscripts Recount …
Aug 17, 2024 · More than 300 have been processed in a prison in Ukraine, providing the country with a much-needed “exchange fund” for future swaps of prisoners of war.
Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison - BBC
Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison. Former Ukrainian captives say they were subjected to torture, including frequent beatings and electric shocks, while in...
EXPLAINER: What might happen to 100s of Ukrainian POWs? - AP News
May 19, 2022 · GENEVA (AP) — Breaking its recent silence on prisoners of war, the Red Cross said Thursday it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainian prisoners of war who left the giant Azovstal steel plant in the southern city of Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces.
Russian plane crash: Ministry says 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war …
24 January 2024. Summary. Moscow has accused Ukraine's military of shooting down a plane, which it says was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The plane came down near the Russian city...
Prisoners of war | AP News - Associated Press News
Jul 17, 2024 · The White House says new intelligence suggests Russia is working to fabricate evidence concerning last week’s deadly strike on a prison housing prisoners of war in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine and Russia carry out largest prisoner exchange since ... - CNN
Jan 4, 2024 · Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 200 prisoners of war in what Kyiv has called the largest prisoner exchange between the two countries since the war began in February 2022.
Ukraine Celebrates Return of Azov Commanders Held as Prisoners of War
Jul 9, 2023 · Five Ukrainian commanders of the Azov Regiment, extolled in Ukraine for defending the port city of Mariupol last year during an 80-day Russian siege before they surrendered as prisoners of...
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war in ... - NBC News
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. Ukrainian authorities said...
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war ... - CBS News
Jan 31, 2024 · A Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, without about 200 POWs from each side coming home, shows the countries are still talking after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a plane.