POWs

More than 150 Chinese citizens serving in Moscow’s army — Zelenskyy

Ukrainian intelligence services are aware of at least 155 Chinese nationals serving in the Russian military, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters on April 9.

9 April 2025, 09:45 PM

Paid 300,000 rubles: Chinese POW explains how and why he ended up in Russia’s army

A Chinese national captured by Ukraine’s Defense Forces said he paid 300,000 rubles — more than $2,000 — to join Russia’s army through an intermediary in China, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on April 9, citing the Luhansk Operational-Tactical Group.

9 April 2025, 06:00 PM

China responds to capture of its citizens fighting for Russia in Donbas

China’s Foreign Ministry is working with Ukraine to verify reports of two Chinese nationals captured as prisoners of war while fighting for Russia in Donetsk Oblast, Newsweek quoted the department’s representative as saying on April 9.

9 April 2025, 12:55 PM

China remains main sponsor of Russia’s war in Ukraine — State Department

Evidence of Chinese nationals fighting in the Russian military against Ukraine highlights Beijing’s role in propping up Moscow’s war machine, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said on April 8.

9 April 2025, 02:04 AM

Russian troops execute wounded Ukrainian soldier in Donetsk Oblast

Russian soldiers from the 144th Guards Motor Rifle Division executed a wounded Ukrainian service member near Katerynivka, Donetsk Oblast, open-source intelligence project DeepState reported on April 8.

8 April 2025, 11:32 PM

Ukraine creates new support roles in military

Ukraine’s Defense Ministry is introducing a new category of service roles within military units, battalions, and hospitals to help soldiers, their families, and commanders navigate social and medical challenges during wartime. Deputy Defense Minister and Brigadier General of Justice Serhiy Melnyk announced the move in an interview with the ministry’s press center on April 5.

6 April 2025, 01:30 PM

Bodies of 909 fallen soldiers returned to Ukraine

Ukraine repatriated the bodies of 909 fallen soldiers, the POW Coordination Headquarters reported on March 28.

28 March 2025, 04:15 PM

Russia lost 55,000 troops in Kursk operation, General Syrskyi says

Russia has lost about 55,000 troops in Kursk Oblast since Ukraine’s operation began in August 2024, with 940 captured, Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi reported on Facebook on March 27, following a visit to Sumy Oblast.

27 March 2025, 02:50 PM

Zelenskyy defends sharing POW images with Trump in tense Oval Office meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meticulously planned his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, including showing photos of Ukrainian POWs to appeal to his humanity—a move that reportedly soured their Feb. 28 encounter, he detailed in a March 24 interview with TIME.

24 March 2025, 05:53 PM

Ukrainian soldier shares shocking weight loss after nearly three years in Russian captivity

Ukrainian defender Ivan Petrovskyi returned from Russian captivity, where he spent 1037 days, on March 19 as part of one of the largest prisoner exchanges to date, he wrote on Instagram and showed his photo on March 23.

24 March 2025, 02:38 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

Broad prisoner exchanges are first step to ending war — Zelenskyy

As Ukraine talks with the United States and other partners about ending the Russo-Ukrainian war, one of the first steps must be a full prisoner exchange, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on March 21.

21 March 2025, 10:23 PM

Ukraine, Russia to exchange 175 POWs each on March 19, Zelenskyy says

Kyiv and Moscow are preparing for a 175-for-175 prisoner swap on March 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference on March 18.

18 March 2025, 11:48 PM

The brutal truth behind Russia’s execution of Ukrainian POWs: motives, patterns, and the road to justice

A group of Ukrainian soldiers, unarmed and defenseless, kneel in the dirt. Their hands are bound. A Russian soldier gives the order. Gunfire erupts. The bodies collapse, lifeless. The video surfaced online on March 13, 2025, offering a horrifying glimpse into the systematic execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) by Russian forces. Ukraine’s Human Rights Ombudsman, Dmytro Lubinets, confirmed its authenticity, calling it yet another war crime added to an already staggering list.

15 March 2025, 01:48 PM

Relatives of POWs rally outside US embassy in Kyiv

A No 'Deals' Without Freedom of UA POWs protest took place near the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv with relatives and friends of civilians and military personnel held by Russia or missing on March 6.

6 March 2025, 04:39 PM

Amnesty International documents 109 executions of Ukrainian POWs in 2024

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has documented 109 executions of Ukrainian prisoners-of-war in 2024, Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform reported on March 4.

4 March 2025, 11:41 PM

Russian marine confesses to executing Ukrainian POW — video

Public broadcaster Suspilne obtained a video from Ukraine’s SBU security service showing a Russian soldier confessing to the execution of a Ukrainian prisoner of war. The video was released on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 08:56 PM

Ukraine returns bodies of over 750 fallen soldiers

Ukraine has successfully repatriated the bodies of 757 fallen soldiers, according to a statement from the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Feb. 14.

14 February 2025, 04:24 PM

Russia preparing provocation against Coordination HQ for POWs, HUR warns

Russia is planning a provocation against Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War by spreading forged documents, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Feb. 8.

8 February 2025, 11:22 AM

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

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