#POWs
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-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")
-db1576e7d10506cfd0a2f0d2cc69645a.png "Ukrainian soldiers escort Russians to their positions, May 2026. (Source: 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
![A Peruvian citizen, rescued from the Russian Army by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Source: 77th Airmobile Brigade)]( "A Peruvian citizen, rescued from the Russian Army by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Source: 77th Airmobile Brigade)")
![What Russia's Captured Soldiers Reveal About Its War, in Photos]( "What Russia's Captured Soldiers Reveal About Its War, in Photos")
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![Photo of Josh Olley]( "Photo of Josh Olley")
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- Photoreports
A photoreport featuring five Russian POWs captured near Kupiansk shows how their condition and testimony reflect the system sustaining Russia’s war.![execution]( "execution")
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![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)")
![Major Prisoner Exchange Brings 500 Ukrainian Defenders Back Home]( "A group photo of the freed Ukrainian defenders, who were exchanged during the second day of the major swap between Ukraine and Russia. March 6, 2026, undisclosed location, Ukraine. Photo by Mykyta Shandyba, UNITED24 Media")
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![Photo of Amira Barkhush]( "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
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- War in Ukraine
People have gathered, anxiously scanning the horizon for the buses carrying the released prisoners. For many, today is the day they will finally get to embrace their loved ones after years of Russian captivity.
-0666d38c3abb51dc66be9ab82b971e20.jpg "Photo of Josh Olley")
-c439b7bd9030ecf9d5a4287dc361ba31.jpg "Photo of Katherina Popilnichenko")
-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")