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SBU
After being formally identified, the bodies of the defenders will be handed over to their families for a decent burial.
Feb. 16
Ukraine
Despite the failed prisoner exchange last Wednesday as the result of a Russian plane crash, Ukraine today returned 207 soldiers and civilians from captivity.
Jan. 31
UN
Ukraine says it could be "the first case of Russia using a human shield in the air to cover the transportation of missiles for their further use against peaceful Ukrainian cities."
Jan. 26
Drones
Kyiv has no idea how POW plane exploded; Avdiivka mayor says Moscow’s troops breached the city, if briefly; At least 8 civilians wounded, 2 killed, by air strikes in Donetsk
Jan. 25
War in Ukraine
Moscow said 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers were killed when an IL-76 plane was shot down in its western Belgorod region ahead of a planned prisoner exchange between the two sides.
Jan. 24
Ukraine
Russia’s Defense Ministry and the Wagner mercenary group recruited heavily from Russian prisons in late 2022 and throughout 2023 to make up for manpower losses.
Jan. 16
HUR
Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that they had exchanged hundreds of captive soldiers in a UAE brokered deal, the first such prisoner of war exchange in months.
Jan. 3
War in Ukraine
Video on Ukrainian social media alleges Russian forces shooting AFU soldiers of the 117th Brigade; claims point to Russian army 76th Guards Airborne Division involvement.
Dec. 28, 2023
Zaporizhzhia
Overhead images captured by a drone and published by Radio Liberty show Russian soldiers hiding behind captured Ukrainian troops as they engage in a firefight.
Dec. 14, 2023