Ukraine wants weapons in exchange for the soldiers, but analysts say South Korea fears provoking Russia and Pyongyang.

South Korea and Ukraine agreed to pursue a lawful, humanitarian solution for two captured North Korean soldiers as competing legal obligations and Russian pressure complicate their future.

Russian Defense Ministry says its returned servicemen are currently in Belarus, while Kyiv says its returned military personnel 'had been held captive since 2022' | Anadolu ...

According to Ukrainian officials, Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war 76 times. Most recently, 185 prisoners from each side returned in early June. It is the only area over which the ...

UAE mediation secures release of 320 Russian and Ukrainian prisoners, marking the 25th successful swap and reinforcing its role in peace efforts.

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The United Arab Emirates brokered the handover, which brought home fighters captured in the early weeks of the full-scale ...

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced a POW exchange with Ukraine in which each side transferred 160 people to the other.

Ukraine and Russia carried out a new round of prisoner exchanges on June 26, bringing home 160 Ukrainian service members who ...

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 160 prisoners of war each in a UAE-mediated swap, with both sides confirming the return of captured soldiers held since 2022.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian prisoners of war react after a prisoner exchange at an undisclosed location, Ukraine, Friday, June 26, 2026.

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone strike on the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine killed three members of the same family, including a 13-year-old boy, while a Ukrainian strike on a Russian ...