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Large-scale prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia will take several days — NV source

A major prisoner swap between Ukraine and aggressor state Russia will take place over several days, a source told NV.

23 May 2025, 04:39 PM

Trump trades facts for fantasy in premature Ukraine-Russia POW swap claim

The prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia — which U.S. President Donald Trump claimed had already taken place — had not been completed as of 1:40 p.m. local time on May 23, sources told NV.

23 May 2025, 02:25 PM

Lists of Ukrainian POWs handed to Pope Leo XIV — Coordination Center

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV has received lists of Ukrainian soldiers held in Russian captivity, Ukraine’s Coordination Center for Prisoner of War Affairs announced on Telegram on May 15.

15 May 2025, 06:44 PM

277 Ukrainian soldiers return home after Russian captivity — NV photo report

On April 19, a prisoner exchange brought home 277 Ukrainian defenders who had been held in Russian captivity.

19 April 2025, 09:17 PM

Russian prisoners confirm decent treatment in Ukrainian captivity before exchange

Russian prisoners of war, who returned to Russia on March 19 following a prisoner exchange, confirmed they had no complaints about their treatment in Ukrainian captivity. Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets shared a video of their statements on March 22.

22 March 2025, 09:01 PM

British fighter sentenced to 19 years in Russia for fighting on Ukraine’s side in Kursk Oblast

A Russian court sentenced 22-year-old British citizen James Scott Rhys Anderson to 19 years in prison for fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in Kursk Oblast, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced on March 5.

5 March 2025, 06:22 PM

Russian troops surrender to Ukraine’s National Guard near Pokrovsk

Ukrainian defenders captured a group of Russian occupation forces on the Pokrovsk front, the Spartan 3rd Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine reported on Feb. 7.

7 February 2025, 05:35 PM

Olenivka prison camp massacre deliberately caused by Russian action, reveal prosecutors

The leadership of the Olenivka prison colony, working with Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, caused additional deaths of injured Ukrainian servicemembers, Dmytro Martsyn, prosecutor of the 18th Department of Ukraine’s Prosecutor General’s Office, said on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 04:22 PM

Captured North Korean soldier in Ukraine requests Korean romance movies – watch the moment!

A North Korean soldier fighting alongside Russian forces asked to watch romance movies after being captured by Ukrainian forces, the command of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported on Jan. 21.

22 January 2025, 02:07 PM

Ukraine’s Special Forces strike back, neutralize Russian squad behind POW executions

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces (SOF) reported on Jan. 17 that they neutralized part of a Russian group responsible for executing captured members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Forces (TDF) and forced the remaining perpetrators to surrender, sharing footage of the captured soldiers.

17 January 2025, 05:48 PM

Ukraine receives 50,000 inquiries on missing occupiers

Ukraine’s I Want to Find initiative has recorded 50,000 inquiries about missing Russian soldiers as a result of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, while according to Ukraine’s estimates, the total number of missing occupiers exceeds 100,000.

3 January 2025, 05:25 PM

Battle wounds claim first North Korean POW

An injured North Korean soldier, captured by the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) during a successful operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, died from worsening wounds the day after, South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 12:45 PM

Ukraine nabs first North Korean POW on Russian front

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has confirmed the capture of the first wounded North Korean soldier by Ukrainian troops on the frontline in Russia's Kursk Oblast, Yonhap News Agency reported on Dec. 27.

27 December 2024, 08:33 AM

Ukrainian prosecutors probe execution of soldier by sword

Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office, a preliminary investigation has been initiated into the execution of an unarmed Ukrainian soldier by Russian occupiers using a sword.

17 September 2024, 01:10 PM

Ombudsman condemns possible execution of unarmed Ukrainian POW by sword

Ukraine has sent letters to international organizations—the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross—documenting another human rights violation by Russia. This concerns a new case of the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war.

17 September 2024, 10:49 AM

Defense forces fortify positions, replenish Ukraine’s prisoner exchange fund in Kursk Oblast — Zelenskyy

Defense forces in Kursk Oblast have captured more Russian soldiers, Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi reported to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug. 17.

17 August 2024, 02:08 PM

Ukrainian offensive in Kursk Oblast forces Russia to be more proactive in prisoner exchange talks — ISW

Ukrainian forces’ advance in Kursk Oblast has pressured Russia to more willingly consider prisoner exchange talks, according to a new report from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

17 August 2024, 11:00 AM

Ukraine provides rehabilitation for recently released defenders

Ukrainian servicemen returned from Russian captivity on July 17 and are already undergoing rehabilitation, said HUR representative Andriy Yusov on national TV on July 18.

18 July 2024, 07:00 PM

Freed Ukrainian soldier details torture in Russian captivity

A Ukrainian soldier, freed from Russian captivity, shared his harrowing experience of torture with his family in a video published by Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets on Telegram on July 17.

17 July 2024, 06:35 PM

Ukraine returns 95 defenders from Russian captivity

Ukraine releases another 95 defenders from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard and Border Guards from Russian captivity and returns them home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram on July 17.

17 July 2024, 05:12 PM

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