#POWs
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-db1576e7d10506cfd0a2f0d2cc69645a.png "Ukrainian soldiers escort Russians to their positions, May 2026. (Source: 155th Separate Mechanized Brigade)")
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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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- 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.![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")
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![Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian prisoners of war are seen at a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine on November 27, 2025. (Source: Getty Images)")
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-f88628fa403b11af0b72ec7b062ce954.jpeg "Photo of Amira Barkhush")
