The delegation will be led by National Security and Defense Council Secretary Rustem Umerov and include representatives from Ukraine’s military intelligence, the Foreign Ministry, and the Presidential Office. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can […]
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Ukraine, Russia conduct new POW exchange
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and is being updated. A new prisoner of war (POW) exchange with Russia has taken place, bringing home another group of Ukrainian defenders held in Russian captivity, many since 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on July 4. “Our people are home. Most of them had been in Russian […]
Ukraine war latest: Russia’s advance in Sumy Oblast ‘halted’; Kyiv, Moscow carry out POW swap
Key developments on June 26: “50,000 Russian troops pinned down” — Ukraine halts advance in Sumy Oblast, summer offensive “faltering,” Syrskyi says Ukraine, Russia conduct new POW swap under Istanbul deal North Korea likely to send more troops to Russia by August, South Korea says Explosions reported in Moscow, Russia claims 50 Ukrainian drones downed […]
Former Ukrainian POW dies month after being released from Russian captivity
Serhii Dobrovolskyi, a Ukrainian soldier who had been in Russian captivity since 2023, has died just a month after his release at the end of May as part of a 1000-for-1000 prisoner swap, an official from the soldier’s home region announced on June 21. The case is the latest in a chain of Ukrainian soldiers’ […]
Ukraine, Russia carry out another POW exchange under Istanbul deal
Editor’s note: The story is being updated. Ukraine has brought home a group of soldiers released from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 19, marking yet another in a recent series of exchanges with Moscow. “These are soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service. Most of […]
Ukraine denies Trump’s claim that POW swap with Russia ‘completed’
An exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) between Ukraine and Russia taking place on May 23 is still ongoing, a source familiar with the exchange told the Kyiv Independent, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the swap had been “completed.” “A major prisoner swap was just completed between Russia and Ukraine. It will go into […]
Tears and joy at largest POW swap between Ukraine and Russia
Ukraine brought home another 277 soldiers in a major prisoner exchange with Russia ahead of the Easter holiday on April 19. – https://kyivindependent.com/tag/ukraine/rss/ This article appeared on the websitekyivindependent.com This article is taken based on Law no. 8/1996 of Romania. News does not enjoy copyright, so they can be taken, this is our right to […]
New video shows Australian POW Oscar Jenkins alive but injured in Russian captivity
An Australian volunteer soldier fighting for Ukraine has appeared in a video uploaded to YouTube on Feb. 8, alive but injured. In the video, a man identifies himself as 32-year-old Oscar Jenkins who went missing on Dec. 16 in 2024 while on a combat mission near the village of Mykolaivka in Luhansk Oblast. A man […]
Australian POW feared executed by Russia is alive, Penny Wong says
An Australian volunteer soldier fighting for Ukraine who was reported to have been executed by Russian forces after being taken prisoner is alive, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Jan. 29. “The Australian government has received confirmation from Russia that Oscar Jenkins is alive and in custody,” she said in comments reported by The […]
How Ukraine captured a North Korean POW, told by the soldiers who took part
Editor’s note: In accordance with the security protocols of the Ukrainian military, soldiers featured in this story are identified by first names and callsigns only. It was a month-long mission with one primary goal — capturing a North Korean soldier alive. One of the biggest obstacles facing the Ukrainian forces tasked with the objective while […]