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American fighter in Ukrainian ranks politely captures four Russians

An American volunteer fighting with Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanized Brigade “Steel Lions” captured four Russian soldiers in Serebrianskyi Forest, Luhansk Oblast, in footage released by the brigade on Telegram on Nov. 20.

20 November 2025, 05:52 PM

Azov Corps takes 69 Russian prisoners in Dobropillia battles

Over a month of fighting near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, where Russian forces tried to break through in mid-August, fighters from the Azov Corps and adjacent units captured 69 Russian infantrymen, according to a video published on Sept. 9 on the formation's page.

9 September 2025, 03:08 PM

Ukrainian marine shares horrors of Russian captivity

Andriy Kuzmin, a Ukrainian marine who joined the military in 2020, was captured by Russian forces near Mariupol during the ongoing war. He spent over three years in Russian detention facilities, where he lost nearly 40 kilograms. Kuzmin shared his story with public broadcaster Suspilne Vinnytsia on Aug. 18.

20 August 2025, 02:35 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

Former Ukrainian soldier freed from Russian ranks after capture

Pavlo Pshenychnyi, a resident of the occupied left-bank Kherson Oblast, who fought in Ukraine’s Armed Forces during the Anti-Terrorist Operation, was taken prisoner by Ukraine’s National Guard in the summer of 2025 while serving as a Russian soldier, according to a report by news outlet hromadske on Aug. 11.

13 August 2025, 05:55 PM

Ukrainian marine slams American rapper’s cruel mockery of his captivity

Oleksandr Kirienko, a fighter from Ukraine’s 36th Marine Brigade, who survived torture in Russian captivity, responded to American rapper Azealia Banks after she mocked his appearance following his release, according to a video he posted on Facebook on July 31.

1 August 2025, 02:10 PM

Four Russian POWs escape in Kramatorsk, police warn

Four prisoners of war from the Russian invasion forces escaped during their transfer in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, news outlet RBC-Ukraine reported on July 14.

14 July 2025, 07:56 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

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

Russia executed over 150 captured Ukrainian soldiers

Ukraine’s military intelligence has documented over 150 cases of Ukrainian prisoners of war being executed by Russian forces, Ukraine’s military intelligence reported on May 24.

24 May 2025, 01:38 PM

Ukraine approves 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange plan

Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War has approved a plan for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 18.

18 May 2025, 07:20 PM

SBU arrests Russian agents spreading demoralizing propaganda videos

Ukraine’s SBU security service arrested three Russian agents in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Khmelnytskyi, accused of executing an influence campaign to demoralize Ukrainian troops, the SBU announced on May 6.

6 May 2025, 11:38 PM

‘We did what we were supposed to’: Russian soldier confesses to Bucha war crimes — Slidstvo.Info investigation

Ukrainian investigative outlet Slidstvo.Info has obtained exclusive footage, including interrogation records and video from crime scene reenactments, along with an interview with a Russian soldier who killed a civilian in Bucha and witnessed his fellow servicemen torturing and raping Ukrainians.

1 April 2025, 03:00 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

Ukrainian Guardsmen seize five Russian troops, including ‘notable’ soldier

In a combat zone on one of the war’s fiercest fronts, National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) soldiers took five Russian troops prisoner, who chose survival over death, the NGU reported on Telegram on March 18, releasing footage from the operation.

18 March 2025, 05:45 PM

Ukrainian journalist exposes thoughts of Russian prisoners on morality and Putin

Ukrainian journalist Emma Antoniuk spoke with Russian prisoners about their views on good and evil, motivations, and Putin.

26 February 2025, 07:36 PM

Ukraine: Requests for missing Russian troops surged 29% in January

The number of inquiries from Russians searching for missing soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Oblast through the Hochu Nayti [Want to Find ] project increased by 29% in January 2025, Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Directorate (HUR) reported on Feb. 21.

21 February 2025, 02:10 PM

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