Ukraine brings home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says
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Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 15, 2026. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS
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KYIV - Ukraine has brought home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity in the first stage of a bigger prisoner of war swap, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to swap 1000 POWs each as part of a three-day ceasefire, which was brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.
(Reporting by Olena Harmash;Editing by Alison Williams)
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 15, 2026. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER Reuters
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 15, 2026. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER Reuters
Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released May 15, 2026. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy via Telegram/Handout via REUTERS UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SER Reuters
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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 1:06 AM.
