Russia returns over 100 POWs from Ukrainian captivity

On August 6, Kiev launched its largest attack on internationally recognized Russian territory since the outbreak of hostilities in February 2022. The incursion has largely been halted, but Ukrainian troops still control a number of settlements in the border area.

Commenting on the operation last month, Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky explained that one of its objectives was to bolster Kiev’s “exchange fund” of Russian POWS. He claimed at the time that over a hundred Russian service members had been captured.