-db1576e7d10506cfd0a2f0d2cc69645a.png "Ukrainian soldiers escort Russians to their positions, May 2026. (Source: 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
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-a3d1c55261184841eb7fe8777fca326b.jpg "Better Prison Than the Russian Army: A Soldier’s Escape From a Brutal Assault Unit")
![A Ukrainian soldier, released from Russian captivity, looks out of a bus window. (Source: Getty Images)]( "A Ukrainian soldier, released from Russian captivity, looks out of a bus window. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian servicemen recently released from Russian captivity stand near buses after returning to Ukrainian-controlled territory during a prisoner exchange, March 6, 2026. (Source: Office of the President)]( "Ukraine Brings Home 300 Soldiers From Russian Captivity in Second Geneva Prisoner Swap")
![Freed Ukrainian prisoners of war wrapped in national flags gather after a prisoner exchange, shortly after returning from Russian captivity on March 5. (Source: Office of the President of Ukraine)]( "Ukraine Brings Home 200 POWs in First Stage of Geneva Prisoner Exchange With Russia")
![Another 307 Ukrainian soldiers are returned to Ukraine in the second round of a large-scale swap in Ukraine on May 24, 2025. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russia Claims 500-for-500 Prisoner Exchange With Ukraine Planned for March 5–6")
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![My Father Survived Russian Captivity, but His Heart Gave Out: The Story of Oleksandr Savov]( "A photo of Anastasiia Savova with her father, Oleksandr Savov, sometime after his release from Russian captivity, Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo by Valentyn Kuzan")
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![Photo of Amira Barkhush]( "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
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- War in Ukraine
Returning from Russian captivity is a moment thousands of Ukrainian families wait for, longing to see their loved ones again. But captivity continues to take its toll even after freedom. The body and mind return scarred, and sometimes, the heart stops beating.
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-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")