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Russia and Ukraine exchange 160 POWs – MOD

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June 26, 2026

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Russia and Ukraine exchange 160 POWs – MOD

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 160 prisoners of war each, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said Read Full Article at RT.com

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NaturalNews.com

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· Jun 29, 2026

Russia and Ukraine Exchange 160 Prisoners of War in Latest Swap

(NaturalNews) Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner of war exchange on Friday, June 26 â“ with 160 servicemen returned to each side, the Russian Ministry of Defe...

Intel Slava

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· Jun 26, 2026

[Photo] 🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 — Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian serviceme [...]

— Russian Defence Ministry daily briefing, Top News Today.160 Russian servicemen returned from Kiev-controlled territory in a prisoner exchange.Overnight high-precision strike hit a military recruitment center and weapons storage in Kiev, and a refinery in Kremenchug, Poltava region.In Konstantinovka, Russian forces liberated 763 buildings between June 20–26, continuing to clear Ukrainian groups in the southwest.In Krasny Liman, assault units captured 50 strongholds and liberated 327 buildings over the same period.Russian Aerospace Forces launched a series of FAB-500 aerial bomb raids on Ukrainian positions across the operation zone.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@IntelSlava

Wall Street Journal

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· Jun 22, 2026

What It Takes to Bring a Ukrainian Home From Russian Captivity

Watch to see what life looks like after a prisoner swap, one of the few areas of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine.

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 3, 2026

Ukraine, Germany Discuss Mechanisms to Return Military-Age Men

Ukraine and Germany have established a joint working group on mechanisms to return draft-age Ukrainian men who left the country illegally. Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany confirmed the ongoing talks without disclosing details. The bilateral discussions are taking place alongside a European Commission proposal to exclude newly arriving military-age Ukrainian men from automatic temporary protection in the EU starting in spring 2027.

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jul 7, 2026

(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S., Japan sign MOU for cooperation on small modular reactor deployments

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea, the United Stat...

Meduza.io

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· Jun 26, 2026

Russia and Ukraine exchange 160 prisoners of war each

Russia’s Defense Ministry announced a POW exchange with Ukraine in which each side transferred 160 people to the other.

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