Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War

Ukraine receives 261 bodies Russia claims belong to Ukrainian soldiers

Ukraine has received the bodies of 261 dead people in a new repatriation operation, with the Russian side claiming they belong to Ukrainian soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Aug. 13.

13 August, 03:01 PM

Ukraine receives remains of 522 people in latest repatriation operation

Ukraine has received the remains of 522 deceased individuals as part of a repatriation operation, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced on June 18.

18 June, 03:53 PM

Ukraine receives bodies of 528 fallen servicemen in repatriation effort

Ukraine has received the bodies of 528 deceased individuals who may be Ukrainian servicemen as part of a repatriation effort, with identification procedures currently underway, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on May 16.

16 May, 12:37 PM

Prisoner swap negotiations still ongoing, list of 1000 names sent to Russia – Coordination HQs

Ukraine has sent Russia a list of 1000 Ukrainian defenders’ names as part of the prisoner exchange, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War announced on May 10.

11 May, 09:20 AM

Ukraine set up fake job at coordination body to expose Belarusian spy

Ukrainian law enforcement staged an undercover operation and set up a fake workplace to expose Belarusian national Inna Kardash, accused of spying in Ukraine, an official told Ukrinform in an interview on May 4.

4 May, 06:05 PM

Many freed Ukrainian defenders in serious condition after captivity

Ukraine repatriated 200 soldiers from Russian captivity in the first phase of a prisoner exchange agreed in Geneva, many of them in serious psychological condition with critically low body weight, Ukraine’s Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets reported on March 5.

5 March, 06:23 PM

Ukraine secures return of 200 prisoners of war from Russia

Ukraine returned 200 soldiers from Russian captivity in the first phase of a prisoner exchange agreed during talks in Geneva, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X on March 5.

5 March, 05:11 PM

Ukraine calls Russia's handover of 2 POWs to Hungary a provocation

Ukraine condemned Russia's transfer of two captured Ukrainian servicemen to Hungary as a deliberate provocation intended to violate the Geneva Conventions and worsen relations between Kyiv and Budapest, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on March 5.

5 March, 11:07 AM

Ukraine welcomes home 31 civilians freed from Belarus

Ukraine welcomed home 31 civilians, including seriously ill and cancer patients, who were detained and sentenced in Belarus, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 06:10 PM

Ukraine returns 1,000 fallen soldiers' bodies from Russia

Ukraine repatriated 1,000 bodies claimed by Russia as fallen Ukrainian troops, the Coordination Headquarters for Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2025, 02:46 PM

Ukraine outlines two key directions for POW exchanges with Russia

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War is currently operating in two areas — exchanges based on the Istanbul agreements and so-called “numbered exchanges,” according to Bohdan Okhrimenko, head of the headquarters secretariat on Oct. 21.

21 October 2025, 04:51 PM

Zelenskyy: Ukraine working to recover 1,000 POWs from Russia, lists in progress

Ukraine is working with Russia on a potential exchange involving another 1,000 prisoners of war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a press briefing on Sept. 19, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

20 September 2025, 08:42 PM

Ukraine receives bodies of 1,000 fallen soldiers, including five who died in captivity

Ukraine received the bodies of a thousand fallen soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters for Prisoner Affairs reported on Aug. 19.

19 August 2025, 05:19 PM

How latest prisoner exchange happened — photos, videos

Ukraine secured the release of 84 citizens—33 soldiers and 51 civilians—through a prisoner exchange with Russia, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 06:04 PM

Ukraine brings home 84 captives from Russian detention

Ukraine successfully brought back 84 people from Russian captivity through a new prisoner exchange with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on Aug. 14.

14 August 2025, 05:17 PM

Ukraine frees severely ill defenders from Russian captivity

Ukraine and Russia conducted a new prisoner exchange, securing the release of a group of Ukrainian defenders, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on X on June 19.

19 June 2025, 05:25 PM

14 months needed to identify bodies of Ukrainian soldiers from Russia — Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko

It will take more than a year to identify all the bodies of about 6,000 military personnel transferred by Russia during repatriation measures, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko stated at the United News telethon on June 18.

18 June 2025, 12:59 PM

Ukraine welcomes back released POWs in fourth exchange in one week

Dozens of wounded and gravely ill Ukrainian servicemembers were released and returned home as part of the latest prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia, following talks in Istanbul, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Telegram on June 14.

14 June 2025, 08:15 PM

Ukraine receives 1,200 fallen citizens’ remains from Russia

Ukraine repatriated the bodies of 1,200 Ukrainian citizens, including soldiers, on June 14, as part of an Istanbul agreement, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on Telegram.

14 June 2025, 03:45 PM

1,200 dead repatriated to Ukraine from Russia

The bodies of 1,200 deceased individuals, which Russia claims belong to Ukrainians, including defenders, were returned to Ukraine, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on June 13.

13 June 2025, 04:19 PM

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