157 Ukrainians return from Russian captivity in first POW swap since October 2025 (PHOTOS)
Ukraine freed 157 of its citizens from Russian captivity on 5 February in the first prisoner exchange in four months, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on Telegram. The swap broke a months-long deadlock that Zelenskyy had blamed on deliberate Russian obstruction. Among the freed are Mariupol defenders, illegally sentenced prisoners, andContinue Reading











