Investigators identify Ukrainian commander who ordered to down plane with POWs in 2024

The Russian Investigative Committee has established that Nikolay Dzyaman, commander of Ukraine’s 138th anti-aircraft missile brigade, ordered the downing of the Il-76 plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners in 2024, the press service told TASS.

Maria Zakharova: Kiev has no need for its citizens, alive or dead

The Kiev regime adheres to a misanthropic ideology and has no need for its own citizens - whether alive or dead, Official Spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said in response to Ukraine’s decision to postpone the acceptance of the bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen and the prisoner exchange.

Russia, Ukraine Confirm 3rd Round of Prisoner Swap Involving 303 People from Each Side

Russia and Ukraine on Sunday confirmed the third and final round of a large-scale prisoner swap carried out between Moscow and Kiev under the terms of an agreement reached in Istanbul earlier this month.

Ukraine and Russia exchange (390+390) 780 soldiers and "civilians" in biggest swap

Russia and Ukraine have each handed over 390 soldiers and civilians in the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022.

Hamas hands over four bodies, Palestinians leave Israeli prison

Hamas has handed over what it says are the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Gaza, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas says no more talks with Israel unless Palestinian prisoners released as agreed

Talks with Israel through mediators on further steps in a ceasefire agreement are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being released as agreed, Hamas official Basem Naim said on Sunday.

Israel delays Palestinians' release until Hamas cancels ‘humiliating ceremonies’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends its "humiliating ceremonies" while releasing Israeli hostages.

Israeli Forces Raid West Bank Homes of Palestinian Prisoners Ahead of Release

Israeli forces raided the homes of several Palestinian prisoners in the occupied West Bank ahead of their expected release as part of a seventh handover.

Israeli hostages and Palestinian inmates freed in ceasefire swap

Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest swap under the ceasefire agreed by Israel and the armed group last month.

Russian POWs Reveal Torture During Ukrainian Captivity

Russian soldiers recently released from Ukrainian captivity have said that they faced torture when they were prisoners of war, the Russian Investigative Committee said.

US Capitol rioters celebrate prison release after Trump pardons

Hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who had been serving prison sentences for participating in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol were freed, after the new president pardoned more than 1,500 people, including some who assaulted police officers.

Ukraine says it captured two injured North Korean soldiers in Russia

Two wounded North Korean soldiers have been captured as prisoners of war by Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday.

Russia and Ukraine exchange 300 (150+150) POWs in UAE-brokered deal

Russia said Monday it had swapped 150 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops, in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

Ukrainian ombudsman asks Russia to provide lists of Ukrainians POWs for exchange

Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmitry Lubinets requested the lists of Ukrainian POWs that Russia is ready to exchange from his Russian counterpart Tatyana Moskalkova.

Russia, Ukraine Exchange 103 Prisoners of War Each - MoD Ru

Moscow and Kiev have exchanged 103 prisoners of war each, while the Russian servicemen are currently receiving assistance in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Kyiv sent a unit from former prisoners to the Kursk region

Ukraine sent a unit formed from former prisoners to the Kursk region. 

Ukraine handed over to Russia 115 military personnel captured in the Kursk region

In Russia returned 115 military personnel who were captured in the Kursk region. In return, the same number of people were transferred to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported.

Russian marines capture group of Ukrainian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region

Russian marines have captured a group of 19 Ukrainian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, the state RIA news agency reported on Monday, describing the Ukrainians as "saboteurs."

Russian Doctors Treating Russian, Ukrainian Soldiers Equally

 Russian health workers are fighting for the lives of captured Ukrainian soldiers the same way as for the lives of Russian soldiers, a doctor said.

Alaudinov: five soldiers from “Akhmat-Chechnya” surrendered near Kursk

The commander of the "Akhmat" special forces, deputy chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Apty Alaudinov, reported on five servicemen who surrendered during the fighting in the Kursk region.