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25-05-2025
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Ukrainian forces have captured 971 Russian troops during Kursk operation – Ukraine's General Staff
Ukraine's General Staff has stated that the Ukrainian defence forces have captured 971 Russian service members since the beginning of the ongoing offensive in Russia's Kursk Oblast. Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook Quote: "To free our people from the enemy's torture chambers, the defence forces are relentlessly replenishing the POW exchange pool with Russian soldiers and officers. The Kursk offensive operation has been the most effective effort in this regard. Between 6 August 2024 and 25 May 2025, our defenders have captured 971 members of the Russian armed forces. The Ukrainian defence forces continue to conduct active operations in Kursk Oblast." Details: The General Staff emphasised that a numerically superior adversary can only be defeated through unconventional approaches, describing the Kursk campaign as "an unexpected and asymmetric move whose success has been acknowledged internationally". Quote: "The fight continues – for our territory and our people. Ukraine leaves no one behind." Background: On Friday 23 May, Ukraine and Russia conducted the first phase of the thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange, resulting in the return of 390 Ukrainians – 270 military personnel and 120 civilians. On Saturday, a further 307 Ukrainian defenders, all men of private and sergeant rank, were brought back from Russian captivity. On 25 May, Ukraine and Russia completed the third phase of the thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange, liberating another 303 Ukrainian defenders. Colonel Denys "Redis" Prokopenko, Commander of the Azov National Guard Brigade, has stated that not a single Azov fighter was included in the recent three-day prisoner exchange with Russia. He said he does not believe the Ukrainian authorities are interested in bringing them back. Journalist Stanislav Aseyev has drawn attention to the plight of civilians who have been held in Russian captivity for eight years, pointing out that not one of them was among those released during the recent thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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25-05-2025
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Civilians held by Russia for eight years not included in recent prisoner swap
Journalist Stanislav Aseyev has drawn attention to the plight of civilians who have been held in Russian captivity for eight years, pointing out that not one of them was among those released during the recent thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange. Source: Stanislav Aseyev, a journalist and writer who was formerly held in the Izolyatsia prison in the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk, on Facebook Quote: "The final stage of the large-scale prisoner exchange has taken place – and not one of the civilians who have been held for EIGHT years is among them. EIGHT YEARS. The list of hostages I handed to President Zelenskyy back in January 2020 has remained just that – a list." Details: Aseyev said most of these people are being held in Penal Colony No. 32, a strict regime facility in the Russian-occupied city of Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, where they were transferred after being imprisoned in Izolyatsia and other detention facilities. He pointed out that some of them had assisted Ukrainian intelligence services at a time when "most people didn't care about what was happening in Donbas". Quote: "I don't know if there is anyone else in the 11-year history of this war who has been imprisoned longer. And I don't want to compare the suffering of prisoners – that's impossible from both an objective and a moral standpoint. But the length of captivity is an objective measure, and if the state is bringing back civilians (and it is), it is completely unacceptable to ignore those who have been held the longest." Details: Asieiev also stressed that to Russia, these people mean nothing. "These people in Penal Colony No. 32 mean nothing to Russia," he stated. "So the real question is – do they mean anything to their own state?" Background: On 25 May, Ukraine and Russia conducted the third phase of a thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange. Another 303 Ukrainian defenders have returned home. Colonel Denys "Redis" Prokopenko, Commander of the Azov National Guard Brigade, has stated that not a single Azov fighter was included in the recent three-day prisoner exchange with Russia. He said he does not believe the Ukrainian authorities are interested in bringing them back. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
