Russia and Ukraine Swap Around 50 Prisoners of War - Officials More MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest in series of prisoner of war exchanges on Saturday, with both sides returning around 50 people, officials in Moscow and Kyiv said. Ukraine's military intelligence...
Ukraine and Russia exchange more than 200 prisoners of war As news of the prisoner swap was announced, Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev threatened that Ukraine's ongoing incursion of Kursk had given Russia formal grounds to use nuclear weapons. Ukrainian prisoner of war reunites with son ...
KIEV, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday conducted their fifth prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said. As a result of the swap, 76 Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, including 16 civilians, returned home following their...
The prisoner swap took place in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, Tymoshenko said, without giving the number of captives released by Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia held their latest round of face-to-face peace talks in Turkey's Istanbul on Tuesday. Ukraine and Russia conducted their first pr...
Russia and Ukraine both announced Saturday that more than 200 people were freed in a prisoner swap between the two countries.
A Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap, without about 200 POWs from each side coming home, shows the countries are still talking after Moscow accused Kyiv of downing a plane.
Confirming the exchange, Russia said it received 248 prisoners of war from Ukraine, while Ukraine said it got 230 of its military personnel and captured civilians back. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the prisoner exchange came about with mediation from the United Arab Emirates. ...
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged over 100 prisoners of war as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion.
"After a long pause, another prisoner swap took place: 75 defenders and civilians were released from the enemy's captivity," Ukraine's Coordinating Committee on Dealing with Prisoners of War said. A Ukrainian military officer embraces civilians and prisoners of war after a prisoner swap amid Rus...
“And given the overall circumstances in the Russian-Western relationship, I don’t expect anything to come of it. Because Putin needs to end his aggression in Ukraine for there to be improvements.” 5 things to know about the major US-Russia prisoner swap ...