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Zelenskyy thanks US First Lady for bringing attention to "abduction of Ukr
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday thanked the first lady of the United States for her 'peace letter' to Russian President Vladimir Putin which raised the issue of 'abduction of Ukrainian children'. Expressing his gratitude, Zelenskyy said that he would work to negotiate a
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Ukraine showing "cultural degradation bordering on savagery": Russian FM L
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov condemned Ukraine for offering Soviet soldiers' remains in a prisoner exchange, calling it "cultural degradation bordering on savagery." He accused Ukraine of disrespecting history and Western countries of ignoring this to protect their ally.
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Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners under Istanbul agreement
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under a deal made in Istanbul. Russia released Ukrainian POWs and received its own soldiers, now under care in Belarus. Russia also offered to return over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers' bodies, but Kyiv representatives didn't show up for the handover.
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Russia-Ukraine planned exchange of prisoners turns into dispute
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A planned exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine did not happen on Saturday due to disagreements between the two sides.
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Ukraine, Russia complete prisoner exchange amid mystery surrounding downed
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The move follows last week's plane crash in Russia's Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, with Moscow accusing Kyiv of downing a military transport carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war destined for exchange.
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Russian plane with Ukrainian prisoners crashes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
"There were 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were being moved to the Belgorod Region for an exchange, and three escorts on board," Russia's Defence Ministry said as cited by TASS.
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Russia, Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners in 'biggest' release of war
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In the largest prisoner exchange, since Russia's invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, hundreds of prisoners of war were exchanged between Kyiv and Moscow on Wednesday.
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Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners of war
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ukraine and Russia exchanged more prisoners of war, both sides announced on Thursday, according to CNN.
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Post 1971 war, Pakistani POWs wished their officers were like Indian offic
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"After the 1971 Indo-Pak War, 90,000 Pakistani Prisoners of War were to be housed in camps in central command (with Lt Gen Bhagat as commander in chief). This entailed urgent construction of shelters, provision of amenities, putting the logistics in place, ensuring security arrangements a
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Anurag Sinha dazzles in The New Jersey Indian & International Film Fes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], February 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Anurag Sinha wins New Jersey Indian & International Film Festival 2022 - Best Actor (Male) award for 'Shadow Assassins'.
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Former Pak Army chief Bajwa wrong on terming 1971 surrender as political d
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Wednesday repudiated former Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa's diction that the 1971 Bangladesh war debacle was a political defeat and not the defeat of the Pak military.
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45 Ukrainian soldiers set free in prisoner swap with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a tweet, the official, Andriy Yermak wrote, "Another POWs swap. We managed to free 45 AFU soldiers and get back to Ukraine the bodies of two fallen defenders. Thanks to the Coordinating Staff on the Treatment of Prisoners of War. We are going on. Our people will return home."
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