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News Articles: prisoner exchange

Two-hundred and seventy Ukrainian military personnel and 120 civilians are returned to Ukraine after the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that Moscow and Kyiv had exchanged that amount of prisoners each in the first round of a large-scale swap on Friday.

Ukraine and Russia begin the largest prisoner-of-war exchange since the invasion

Ukraine and Russia have begun the exchange of 1,000 prisoners of war, the largest such swap since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis and
  • Polina Lytvynova
Editions of <em>Peremoha</em> sit on a table near the archives.

A newspaper near Ukraine's border with Russia watches for freed POWs

Only four staffers work at the weekly Perehoma, which means "victory." Its motto: "Don't let ordinary people be erased from history."

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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Polina Lytvynova,
  • and 1 more
U.S. military veterans Andy Huynh, left, and Alexander Drueke. The two veterans, who disappeared while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces on June 9, have been released after about three months in captivity, relatives said Wednesday, Sept. 21.

Russian separatists release 2 U.S. veterans as part of a prisoner exchange

Two U.S. military veterans who disappeared three months ago while fighting Russia with Ukrainian forces were among 10 prisoners released by Russian-backed separatists as part of a prisoner exchange.

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By:
  • The Associated Press
This undated photo shows Mark Frerichs, a U.S. veteran and civilian contractor who was released by the Taliban after being held more than 2 years in Afghanistan, part of an apparent prisoner swap.

An American held hostage in Afghanistan has been freed in a prisoner swap

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020. His release centered on a prisoner exchange involving Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and Taliban member.

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By:
  • The Associated Press