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Ukraine Prepares Next Phase of Prisoner Swap as HUR Details “1000-for-1000” Format
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The Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) of Ukraine has said that work on the next stage of a prisoner exchange in the “1000-for-1000” format is ongoing.
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HUR spokesperson Andrii Yusov made the statement during a press conference, as reported by a hromadske correspondent on May 27.
The discussion followed remarks by the Secretary of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, Dmytro Usov, who said at a public event together with Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets that the upcoming exchange would be “mixed.”
Yusov stressed that a wide range of Ukrainian prisoners remain in Russian captivity, including those detained since 2022, women, severely ill and wounded individuals, and personnel from various units and military branches. He added that further details would be disclosed once the exchange process is finalized.
During the previous exchange on May 15, Ukraine and Russia carried out the first phase of a large-scale “1,000-for-1,000” prisoner swap, resulting in the return of 205 Ukrainian servicemen from Russian captivity.
The released personnel represent a wide range of Ukraine’s security and defense forces, including the Armed Forces, Navy, Ground Forces, Air Assault Forces, Territorial Defense Forces, Air Force, as well as members of the National Guard and State Border Guard Service.
Officials said that most of those freed had spent close to four years in captivity, with many having been captured during the defense of Mariupol. They added that the duration of imprisonment remains a key factor in forming exchange lists under the “1,000-for-1,000” framework.
At the same time, Russia is conducting a large-scale information and psychological pressure campaign aimed at the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war, seeking to influence relatives into actions that could damage Ukraine’s international standing.
According to Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets, Russian operatives have been directly contacting family members of captured Ukrainian servicemen via phone calls and messages, offering alleged assistance in arranging prisoner exchanges.
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