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War in Ukraine
Ukraine Brings Home 160 POWs, Nearly All Held Since 2022
Ukraine has secured the return of 160 prisoners of war from Russian captivity, all of whom had been held since 2022.
June 26, 2026
Russia
Dozens Rally in Kyiv For Release of Moscow-Held Women Prisoners
Dozens of people gathered in central Kyiv to demand the release of women held in Russian captivity, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
June 19, 2026
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Arrests Returned POW for Torturing Fellow Prisoners
Ukrainian authorities said the man collaborated with Russian prison staff to torture Ukrainian POWs after his capture in June 2022, resulting in at least one death.
June 19, 2026
War in Ukraine
Ukraine Receives Bodies of 522 Fallen Soldiers in Latest Repatriation
Investigators will conduct forensic examinations and identification procedures upon receiving the remains.
June 18, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Brings Home 185 POWs, Civilian in Latest Prisoner Exchange With Russia
Several of the released soldiers defended Mariupol and Azovstal and had been held by Russia since the first months of the full-scale invasion.
June 5, 2026
War in Ukraine
UN Blacklists Russian Forces for Sexual Violence in Ukraine
Russia is now among the 77 state and non-state actors put on the UN blacklist.
May 29, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Launches Database of Russian Recruiters as Moscow Seeks 18,500 More Foreign Fighters
Ukraine launched a new platform exposing Russia’s recruitment of foreign nationals for the war.
May 25, 2026
Ukraine
‘Made in Russia, Delivered into Captivity’: Systematic Torture of Ukrainian POWs in Russia
“Made in Russia, Delivered into Captivity” presents a systematic accounting of industrial-scale abuse of Ukrainian POWs inside Russian detention facilities.
May 25, 2026
War in Ukraine
Through Azovstal and Captivity: A Mariupol Defender’s Story (Part II)
An exclusive Kyiv Post interview with an officer from Ukraine’s 12th Brigade Azov who defended Mariupol from the first day of Russia’s 2022 invasion until the final days at Azovstal.
May 21, 2026
Interview
‘They Told Me I Would Die in Captivity. I Knew Ukraine Would Survive’
Volodymyr Mykolaienko, the former mayor of Kherson, spent three years in Russian captivity. He reflects on the torture he was subjected to, defiance and Kherson’s resistance.
May 20, 2026
War in Ukraine
Through Azovstal and Captivity: A Mariupol Defender’s Story (Part I)
An exclusive Kyiv Post interview with an officer from Ukraine’s 12th Brigade Azov who defended Mariupol from the first day of Russia’s 2022 invasion until the final days at Azovstal.
May 20, 2026
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Confirms Ongoing Logistics for Next Stages of ‘1,000 for 1,000’ Prisoner Swap
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine is actively coordinating lists and approvals for the next stages of a massive 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap with Russia.
May 17, 2026
Ukraine
Ukraine Brings Home 205 POWs in First 1,000-for-1,000 Swap Stage
Over 90% of the freed Ukrainians had been captured in 2022, many during the defense of Mariupol and Azovstal.
May 15, 2026
Russia
Russia Proposed Trading Ukrainian Children in POW Swaps, Ukraine Says
Ukraine’s foreign minister said Russia proposed including deported Ukrainian children in exchange lists, calling the idea “unacceptable.”
May 12, 2026
Zelensky
Umerov Briefs Zelensky on POW Swap and Possible Meeting With Trump, Putin
Rustem Umerov, head of Kyiv’s delegation in US-led peace talks, has briefed Zelensky after talks in the US focused on prisoner exchanges, diplomacy, and international drone cooperation.
May 11, 2026
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Denies Putin’s Claims That Ukraine Refused Massive Prisoner Exchange
The Office of the President of Ukraine rejected Vladimir Putin’s claims that Kyiv abandoned a major prisoner exchange, stating that negotiations for a 1,000-for-1,000 swap are ongoing.
May 10, 2026