UKRAINIAN POWS
Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war
Kyiv, Ukraine’s beautiful capital, is once again a bustling European city with modern conveniences from craft beer bars and hip coffee shops to ride-hailing apps and McDonald’s. Residents have adapted to war, and nowadays, few head for the shelter of the subway when air alarms sound.
Russia says it has swapped 195 POWs with Ukraine
The announcement came a week after Russia alleged that Ukrainian forces shot down a military transport plane carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be swapped for Russian POWs.
Russia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it
A Russian military transport plane crashed near Ukraine, with Moscow alleging it was shot down by Kyiv. Russia claims all 74 aboard, including 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, died. The video showed the plane crashing in a snowy area, but the cause remains unconfirmed. The Ukrainian president calls for an international investigation, while tensions escalate amid conflicting accusations. The incident adds to the complex narrative of the 700-day war, marked by information challenges and ongoing geopolitical dynamics.
Flight recorders from Russian plane crash that killed all 74 aboard are reportedly found
A Russian military transport plane crashed near Ukraine, killing all 74 on board. Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it down during a prisoner swap, claiming 65 Ukrainian POWs were on board. No evidence was provided. Ukraine confirmed the swap's cancellation but lacked plane passenger details. While not directly responding, Kyiv noted Russian aircraft as legitimate targets. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called for an international investigation, criticizing Russia's manipulation of POWs. The UN Security Council convened, but conflicting claims and limited hope for clarity characterize the situation amid the ongoing, static war.
Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 74 of its own POWs by shooting down plane
Russian state media said six Russian crew members and three guards were on the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane which was shot down near the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukrainian border. "It was absolutely deliberate. They knew very well that the plane was en route, where it was going and the operators of (Ukrainian) surface-to-air missile systems cannot mistake transport planes for military planes or helicopters as targets," Andrei Kartapolov, a lawmaker in Russia's parliament and a retired general, said in a TV interview with the SHOT outlet.
Ukraine, Russia swap POWs in first deal in months
Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday that they had exchanged hundreds of captive soldiers, the first such prisoner of war exchange in months. The two warring sides had carried out several rounds of exchanges during Moscow's 22-month long invasion, but the process had stalled in the latter half of last year.
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Inside Ukraine's covert Center 73, where clandestine missions shape the war behind the frontline
Ukrainian special forces officers faced the challenge of adapting their battle plan after the collapse of a dam, which rendered their initial strategy ineffective. Their goal was to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. However, their mission did not end with crossing the river; they also needed assurance that they could hold the position.
Volodymyr Zelensky blasts Russian 'beasts' over beheading video
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "First of all, the authenticity of this horrible footage needs to be verified. We live in a world of fakes." Top Ukrainian officials renewed calls to remove Russia from the UN Security Council where it is a permanent member.
Dozens of soldiers freed in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap
He said the released POWs include troops who held out in Mariupol during Moscow's monthslong siege that reduced the southern port city to ruins, as well as guerrilla fighters from the Kherson region and snipers captured during the ongoing fierce battles for the eastern city of Bakhmut.
Russia and Ukraine swap 60 POWs each in latest exchange
Russia's defence ministry said the 60 freed Russian soldiers would be flown to Moscow to receive medical care and psychological support.
With Russia's retreat in Kherson, reports of abuses emerge
The war continued elsewhere in Ukraine Tuesday. Kyiv's mayor said strikes on Ukraine's capital hit two residential buildings and that air defence units shot down other missiles. Vitali Klitschko, said on his Telegram social media channel that medics and rescuers are being scrambled to the sites of the attacks. The strikes followed air raid sirens in the capital and break what had been a period of comparative calm since previous waves of drone and missile attacks several weeks ago.
Civilians in 'annexed' Kherson flee to Russia as Ukrainians advance
Kherson is one of four partially occupied Ukrainian provinces that Russia claims to have annexed in recent weeks, and arguably the most strategically important. It controls both the only land route to the Crimea peninsula Russia seized in 2014, and the mouth of the Dnipro, the 2,200-kilometre-long (1,367-mile-long) river that bisects Ukraine.
Ukraine shows horrific before-after images of soldier released by Russians after 4 months of torture
The Ukrainian defence ministry shared the horrific images of Dianov on Twitter calling him one of the lucky ones to survive despite injuries on his face and arms. In contrast to an earlier image, the horrific recent picture shows a frail and emaciated Mykhailo Dianov. “This is how Russia ‘adheres’ to the Geneva Conventions. This is how Russia continues the shameful legacy of Nazism,” Ukraine said.
Ukraine reclaims more territory, reports capturing many POWs
A spokesman for Ukrainian military intelligence said Russian troops were surrendering en masse as "they understand the hopelessness of their situation." A Ukrainian presidential adviser said there were so many POWs that the country was running out of space to accommodate them.
Ukraine says Russian attacks hit Kharkiv, Mykolaiv
Russia launched nighttime attacks on several cities in Ukraine, Ukrainian officials said Saturday as they and officials in Moscow blamed each other for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a separatist-controlled area of the country's east. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have a duty to react after shelling of a prison complex in Donetsk province killed the POWS.
Russia, Ukraine trade blame for shelling of POW prison in separatist region
Russia said that Ukraine used U.S.-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers in the attack on the prison in Olenivka, in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region. Officials from Russia and the separatist authorities in Donetsk said the attack killed 53 Ukrainian POWs and wounded 75. The Ukrainian military denied any rocket or artillery strikes on Olenivka.
3 foreign fighters for Ukraine sentenced to death
2 British citizens and a Moroccan were sentenced to death by the country's pro-Moscow separatists for fighting on Ukraine's side. Ukraine and the West have blasted the procedures against the three seized rebels as a farce and a violation of international law.
3 foreigners who fought for Ukraine sentenced to death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.
Fate of 2,500 Ukrainian POWs from steel plant stirs concern
The Russian Defense Ministry released video of Ukrainian soldiers being detained after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts from the Mariupol plant's extensive underground tunnels. It said a total of 2,439 had surrendered.
Russia's claim of Mariupol's capture fuels concern for POWs
Poland, which has welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees since the start of the war, is a strong supporter of Ukraine's desire to join the European Union. With Russia blocking Ukraine's sea ports, Poland has become a major gateway for Western humanitarian aid and weapons going into Ukraine and has been helping Ukraine get its grain and other agricultural products to world markets.
Britain: Russian troops likely to redeploy from Mariupol
More than 1,700 defenders of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol have surrendered since Monday, Russian authorities said, in what appeared to be the final stage in the nearly three-month siege of the now-pulverized port city.
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