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Ukraine Brings Back 84 POWs Including Dozens of Civilians
- In July 2025, Ukraine experienced its highest monthly civilian casualty toll since May 2022, with deaths and injuries reported in 18 of 24 regions.
- This surge followed a continuing upward trend driven mainly by aerial bombs and drone attacks amid intensified conflict along the frontlines.
- Key incidents included a missile strike on Kyiv killing 31 people, strikes on a penal colony and a residential building, and aerial bombs causing 276 casualties in July.
- Nearly 40% of casualties resulted from long-range weapons and 24% from short-range drones, with HRMMU head Danielle Bell stating civilians remain at constant risk of injury or death.
- The rising casualties reflect a 48% increase compared to the first seven months of 2024 and indicate persistently hostile conditions threatening civilian safety throughout Ukraine.
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The exchange of prisoners and bodies of killed soldiers is one of the last areas where Moscow and Kyiv continue to cooperate.
The exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, which facilitated efforts for the safe return of soldiers to their homes.
Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each on the eve of Trump-Putin summit
Russia and Ukraine swapped 84 prisoners each on Thursday, a day before President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump meet in Alaska for a high-level summit. Kyiv said the freed Ukrainians included long-held captives and "defenders of Mariupol" – a Ukrainian port city that fell to Russian forces in 2022 after a nearly three-month siege.
For the fourth year of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the exchange of prisoners remains almost the only direct line of communication between the two States; the rare situation in world military history: the two warring countries regularly and on a large scale — in total about 10,000 people took part in such exchanges. The Wall Street Journal explains how the system of prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine has emerged and how it works…
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war – mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, there was a deadly attack in the Cherson area and drone attacks on Russian regions. However, the situation at Pokrovsk has stabilised. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 84 prisoners of war each, according to Russian data. The United Arab Emirates had mediated the exchange, the Russian Ministry of Defence said. All released Russians are currently in B…
The Russian Defence Minister announced that Moscow and Kiev had made a difference of 84 war prisoners on each side, one day before Alaska's summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Donald Trump.
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