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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

Russia confirms Ukrainian POWs with 4-6 month lag with incomplete lists

Russia confirms Ukrainian prisoners of war to the Red Cross 4-6 months after capture with incomplete lists, Ukraine’s missing persons commissioner Artur Dobroserdov said during the national telethon program on June 13, news agency Interfax Ukraine reported.

13 June 2025, 08:52 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

How Russia manipulates exchange of bodies of dead and what Ukraine should do

The exchange of the bodies of the dead between Ukraine and Russia is planned for this week, but Russian propaganda is manipulating this topic — injecting lists of the dead into the information space with the words that "Ukraine does not want to take the fallen,” political analyst Ihor Reiterovych said during a Radio NV broadcast on June 11, explaining why Russia is doing this and how Ukraine should react.

11 June 2025, 01:03 PM

Second phase of Ukraine-Russia prisoner exchange returns more warriors

Ukraine and Russia carried out the second phase of a prisoner exchange on June 10, repatriating severely wounded and ill Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X on June 10.

10 June 2025, 07:02 PM

Freed today: marines, paratroopers and Mariupol defenders return from captivity

Ukraine returned a group of servicemen under the age of 25, most held in Russian captivity since 2022, as part of a new prisoner exchange, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said on June 9.

9 June 2025, 06:48 PM

Ukraine's Defense Minister Umerov confirms ongoing POW exchanges with Russia

Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov confirmed that the exchange of prisoners with Russia, part of the agreements reached in Istanbul, will proceed over the next few days, adding that negotiations are "ongoing continuously," according to a Telegram post on June 9.

9 June 2025, 05:25 PM

Ukraine repatriates first group of wounded and young POWs from Russia

Ukraine has reclaimed its first group of wounded, severely ill, and young prisoners of war from Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on X on June 9.

9 June 2025, 04:56 PM

Russia delays POW list agreed in Istanbul talks — Zelenskyy

Russia has still not submitted the full list of more than 1,000 prisoners of war for the exchange agreed upon in Istanbul, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his evening address on June 8.

9 June 2025, 08:03 AM

Prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia has not taken place — statements from both sides

Ukrainian officials accused Russia of applying pressure and distorting the terms of the agreement, after the head of the Russian delegation at the Istanbul talks, Vladimir Medinsky, claimed that Ukraine had postponed the planned prisoner exchange, according to his Telegram post on June 7.

7 June 2025, 06:49 PM

Prisoner exchange will take place on Saturday and Sunday — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

A new exchange of prisoners of war is set for June 7 and 8, with Russia ready to swap 500 troops, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference on June 4.

4 June 2025, 05:39 PM

Ukraine screens returned POWs for Russian ties, no spies found

Ukraine conducts mandatory counterintelligence checks on all citizens freed from Russian captivity to detect potential collaboration with Russian intelligence, with no confirmed cases of espionage found, Andriy Yusov, deputy head of Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, told news agency Ukrinform on June 3.

3 June 2025, 08:30 PM

Lindsey Graham slams Medvedev over Russia’s real war goals

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham responded on June 3 to recent comments by Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, who openly admitted that Russia is participating in negotiations not to seek peace, but to achieve a "faster victory."

3 June 2025, 04:50 PM

Eidman: Ukraine will walk away after reviewing Russia’s demands

Ukrainian participation in the next round of negotiations with Russia, expected in Istanbul on June 2, is little more than a forced performance, said political analyst and sociologist Ihor Eidman in an interview with Radio NV.

30 May 2025, 07:25 PM

Survivor recounts torture and death of POWs in Russian jail, says no one avoided beatings

Russia has been systematically torturing and abusing Ukrainian prisoners of war, resulting in the deaths of at least 206 service members, the Associated Press reported on May 27 after speaking with the family of a Ukrainian soldier who died in Russian captivity.

27 May 2025, 02:46 PM

No Azov fighters freed in 1,000-for-1,000 swap, says Denys Prokopenko

Azov National Guard commander Denys Prokopenko called the absence of Azov soldiers in the recent 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Russia a "shame," expressing outrage on May 25.

25 May 2025, 09:53 PM

Ukraine handed over collaborators to Russia during prisoner exchange

Ukraine handed over collaborators and traitors to Russia as part of a large prisoner exchange, Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, told NV on May 25.

25 May 2025, 07:38 PM

Third phase of 1,000-for-1,000 swap: Ukraine welcomes back freed defenders

On May 25, Ukraine brought home 303 service members in the third phase of a prisoner exchange with the aggressor state Russia. NV published photos from the swap.

25 May 2025, 06:21 PM

Ukraine brings home 303 more troops in third stage of prisoner swap with Russia

Ukraine has secured the return of another 303 servicemembers from Russian captivity as part of a major prisoner exchange agreement, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on May 25.

25 May 2025, 01:01 PM

Families reunite with defenders in NV photo report

On May 24, in the second stage of a prisoner exchange with Russia, Ukraine brought home 307 prisoners of war. NV publishes a photo report capturing emotional reunions between freed Ukrainian defenders and their loved ones.

24 May 2025, 09:07 PM

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