#POWs
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![Majoti Sahil Mohamed, a 22-year-old Indian national captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, October 7, 2025. (Source: 63rd Mechanized Brigade)]( "Majoti Sahil Mohamed, a 22-year-old Indian national captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, October 7, 2025. (Source: 63rd Mechanized Brigade)")
![Russian soldiers return to Russia after a nocturnal exchange of prisoners of war on February 8, 2024, in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian soldiers return to Russia after a nocturnal exchange of prisoners of war on February 8, 2024, in Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian Soldier Survived Mariupol, Captivity—and Three Years With a Bullet in His Heart]( "Ukrainian Soldier Survived Mariupol, Captivity—and Three Years With a Bullet in His Heart")
![Kenyan Athlete Captured by Ukraine Claims Russia Deceived Him Into Signing Military Contract]( "Kenyan Athlete Captured by Ukraine Claims Russia Deceived Him Into Signing Military Contract")
![OSINT Confirms 2,577 Ukrainian Soldiers Held Captive, Commissioner Reports]( "OSINT Confirms 2,577 Ukrainian Soldiers Held Captive, Commissioner Reports")
![Ukraine’s DNA Search]( "Inside Ukraine’s DNA Search Reuniting Fallen Heroes With Their Families")
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![Photo of Olena Blizniakova]( "Photo of Olena Blizniakova")
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- Life in Ukraine
Ukraine received the remains of 6,057 fallen soldiers in June 2025—the largest return of bodies since the full-scale Russian invasion began. Many arrived without names, just numbers. Behind each one may be a family, still waiting and hoping. Across the country, DNA specialists are racing against time to restore identities.
-91d9d7ffd321250b7435a6e73dd3f585.png "Majoti Sahil Mohamed, a 22-year-old Indian national captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine, October 7, 2025. (Source: 63rd Mechanized Brigade)")
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