RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine are planning a prisoner swap before April 12, which is the Orthodox Easter, according to the Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova on Thursday. “A great deal of work is underway today to prepare for prisoner exchanges ahead of Easter,” Moskalkova said. “Russia strives to get to an agreement with […]
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Russia & Ukraine Agree to Exchange 314 Prisoners of War
RUSSIA – Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 314 prisoners of war during their trilateral negotiations in UAE on Thursday, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff, making it the first in 5 months. “Today, delegations from the United States, Ukraine, and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners—the first such exchange in five months,” Witkoff wrote […]
Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap Talks Resume
RUSSIA – After 4 months pause, the Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap talks have resumed, with the Russian Ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova saying on Monday Jan. 19, that she discussed war prisoner exchanges with Dmytro Lubinets, the Ukrainian parliament’s commissioner for human rights. “During the meeting with the ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Dmytro Lubinets, raised […]
Ukraine and Russia Exchange Bodies of Fallen Soldiers
UKRAINE – On Friday Dec. 19, Ukraine and Russia exchanged the bodies of fallen soldiers in accordance with the Istanbul agreement. “As part of the Istanbul agreements, the bodies of 1,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers have been handed over to Ukraine,” presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky wrote on Telegram, adding that Kyiv returned the bodies of 26 […]
Latest Ukraine War News: Russian Forces Advance in Western Kupyansk
RUSSIA – The 121st Motorized Rifle Regiment commander said that his team have made an advance in western Kupyansk, in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday. “We completed the task of clearing 1st Zapadnaya Street, Zodchikh Street, and Verbitsky Street of Ukrainian Armed Forces militants,” the commander said. He said that […]
Russia and Ukraine Carry Out a Prisoner Swap
RUSSIA – On Thursday, Russia and Ukraine carried out a prisoner swap where each side exchanged 185 military personnel, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. In a statement, the ministry added that 20 more civilians were released by Ukraine. The ministry said that the released prisoners of war were in Belarus for psychological and medical […]
Prisoner Exchange Between Russia and Ukraine Undertaken Today
RUSSIA – Under the Istanbul deal, another prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was undertaken on Thursday (today), with Russia releasing 1,000 bodies while Ukraine released 19. “Continuing the implementation of the Istanbul agreements, another 1,000 bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers were handed over to Ukraine today. We received the remains of 19 of […]
Another Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange Carried Out Today
UKRAINE – Under the Istanbul deal, another Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange was carried out today, as reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense. “On July 4, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, another group of Russian military personnel was returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime,” a ministry […]
Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange Today
RUSSIA – Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange as agreed in the Istanbul truce talks was carried out today (Friday), the Russian Defense Ministry announced. The ministry confirmed that both sides exchanged groups of servicemen equal in number, though it did not disclose the number of individuals involved in the swap. According to the statement, the repatriated Russian […]
Updates on What was Agreed as the Second Russia-Ukraine Truce Talks Conclude
RUSSIA – The second round of Russia-Ukraine truce talks in Istanbul, Turkey, held today concluded after an hour. Russian team was led by the presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, while Ukraine’s delegation was headed by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov. The Ukrainian delegation also included the foreign minister, head of intelligence, and chief of the General Staff. […]
Prisoner Swap Between Russia and Ukraine Happening Today
UKRAINE – Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine will start on Sunday (today), aiming at returning around 1,000 prisoners of war held by Russia. In a statement posted late Saturday, Zelenskyy confirmed that 307 more Ukrainian service members – mostly privates and sergeants from the army, as well […]