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LBCI
17 hours ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Ukraine denies delaying POW swap, accuses Russia of 'dirty games'
Kyiv on Saturday denied Russian accusations that it had postponed an exchange of prisoners of war and repatriation of the bodies of killed soldiers that the two sides had agreed at peace talks last week. Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said in a statement that there was no fixed date for the return of bodies and that Russia was not sticking to the agreed parameters of the POW swap, accusing Moscow of "dirty games" and "manipulations." AFP
LBCI
24-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Russia says 307 POWs exchanged with Ukraine on second day of swap
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 307 POWs from each country on Saturday, the Russian defense ministry said on the second day of the biggest prisoner swap in more than three years of conflict. "Another 307 members of the Russian military were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In exchange, 307 Ukrainian prisoners of war were transferred over," the ministry said in a statement. AFP
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Yahoo
Separated by war: Ukrainian soldier reunited with daughter after release from Russian captivity
A Ukrainian soldier whose daughter was rescued from occupied territory in March 2025 was released from a Russian prison camp on the first day of a major prisoner-of-war (POW) swap in the thousand-for-thousand format. Source: Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada (Parliamentary) Commissioner for Human Rights, on Telegram Details: The soldier was captured more than three years ago, at the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. His 15-year-old daughter, Sofiia, was taken to Russia by her mother, who later returned with the child to temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory. The girl's grandmother, who had raised her from birth, appealed to Lubinets to secure her liberation. "All this time, the child lived in unbearable conditions," Lubinets said. "The struggle to bring her back was long and challenging." The grandmother gained custody of Sofiia, and in March 2025, the girl came back to Ukrainian-controlled territory. Sofia's father was freed from captivity on the first day of the major prisoner swap. For the first time in years, he heard the voices of his mother and daughter. Quote from Lubinets: "This is one of many stories of families torn apart by war. But these moments give us the strength to believe and fight on. We work to ensure every child and adult can come back to a free Ukraine and be reunited." Background: Ukrainska Pravda shared emotional stories of soldiers brought back on the first day of the large-scale POW exchange. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Al Arabiya
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Kremlin says work is underway on the large Russia-Ukraine POW swap
The Kremlin, asked on Thursday about a planned prisoner of war swap with Ukraine of 1,000 captives each, said that work was underway, and that each side wants to complete the exchange as quickly as possible. The swap was agreed during negotiations between the two sides in Istanbul last week, the first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine since 2022.
Al Jazeera
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Ukraine, Russia agree to mass POW swap
NewsFeed Ukraine, Russia agree to mass POW swap Ukraine and Russia agreed to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap — the war's largest — during their first direct peace talks in three years, in Istanbul. Kyiv is now pushing for a Zelensky-Putin summit and a clear ceasefire plan.
