Russian POWs

3rd Army Corps reveals details of world's first all-drone assault

The first assault on Russian positions using exclusively unmanned platforms in the history of the war took place in the summer of 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Defense Industry Workers' Day on April 13.

15 April, 11:53 AM

Ukrainian troops push Russian forces out of two villages and capture POWs — photos

Ukrainian photographers Kostyantyn and Vlada Liberov have published photos of Russian occupiers taken prisoner by Ukrainian defenders from the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade on their Instagram on Aug. 17.

18 August 2025, 01:19 PM

Three days at war: Captured Russian soldier describes chaos in ranks, pleads with fellow citizens

Ukrainian troops from the 82nd Separate Air Assault Brigade captured a Russian soldier near Toretsk who claims he signed a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry hoping for good pay and proper training — but got neither. Footage of the interrogation was published by the Telegram channel Nikolaevsky Vanek on July 18.

18 July 2025, 04:53 PM

Ukrainian brigade stages first-ever successful robot-only offensive - video

The 3rd Assault Brigade conducted a groundbreaking operation — by storming Russian positions in Kharkiv Oblast using drones and ground robotic systems, the brigade’s press service reported on July 9.

9 July 2025, 03:03 PM

Ukraine frees 390 people in prisoner exchange with Russia — Zelenskyy

390 Ukrainians returned home from Russian captivity on May 23, marking the first stage of what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called a “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner swap, which is expected to continue through the weekend. Zelenskyy announced the news in a post on Telegram.

23 May 2025, 05:54 PM

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

Ukrainian special forces capture Russian soldiers as Kursk operation continues

Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (SOF) captured two Russian soldiers who were advancing to storm Ukrainian positions in Kursk Oblast, the military wrote on Telegram on March 31.

31 March 2025, 02:40 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers captured a group of Russian soldiers in Russia’s Kursk Oblast

Ukrainian paratroopers have captured five Russian soldiers during an operation in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces reported on March 29.

29 March 2025, 02:50 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

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

Russian POWs in Ukraine will be allowed to call their families under certain conditions

Russian prisoners of war will be allowed to make phone calls under certain conditions, Taras Melnychuk, permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada, said on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 04:35 PM

Ukrainian paratroopers capture 11 Russian soldiers at once in Kursk Oblast

Ukraine’s 80th Separate Air Assault Brigade's paratroopers successfully repelled a Russian assault in Russia’s Kursk Oblast, capturing 11 Russian soldiers, the brigade wrote on Telegram on Dec. 9.

9 December 2024, 02:37 PM

Kharkiv village liberated by Ukrainian assault brigade

Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade cleared a village in Kharkiv Oblast of Russian forces following a breach by invading troops. The brigade shared details of the operation and footage of captured Russian soldiers on Monday, Nov. 25.

25 November 2024, 12:32 PM

Ukrainian prison holds 320 Russian POWs from Kursk region, mostly conscripts

A prison in Sumy, Ukraine, is holding 320 Russian prisoners of war captured in Russia's Kursk region, with 80% of them being conscripts, The New York Times reported on Aug. 17.

18 August 2024, 10:25 AM

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