Russia and Ukraine on Wednesday exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release of captives since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Russia and Ukraine began a major prisoner ... Kyiv and Moscow agreed in Istanbul last week to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side in their first direct peace talks since the early weeks ...

Russia and Ukraine say they have exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, in the first swap since the crash of a Russian military plane that Moscow claimed had 65 captured Ukrainian soldiers on board.

A Ukrainian serviceman Alexander, 45, hugs his wife Elena, 39, after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025.

Russia and Ukraine said Saturday they each swapped hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange since the Russian full-scale invasion started over three years ago. Russia’s Ministry of Defense ...

Russia and Ukraine said they had exchanged dozens of prisoners on Monday, many of them women, the latest sign that the countries are willing to negotiate to free their citizens even as the war ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds more prisoners on Sunday, the third and last part of a major exchange that reflected a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts ...

A Ukrainian serviceman Alexander, 45, hugs his wife Elena, 39, after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025.

(CNN) — Russia and Ukraine have completed the first phase of what is expected to be the biggest prisoner exchange since the start of the war, with almost 800 people released on Friday. The swap ...

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Victoria Butenko, Svitlana Vlasova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Russia and Ukraine have completed the first phase of what is expected to be the biggest prisoner exchange ...