

Russian prisoners of war released from Ukrainian captivity, amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, leave an aircraft upon arrival at an airfield in Moscow region, Russia. Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 157 prisoners of war (POWs) after mediation by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, the Russian Defence Ministry said on February 5. Ukraine also returned to Russia three residents of the Kursk Region.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow region, Russia
- Event date: 05.02.2026
- Date published: 05.02.2026
- Author: Ilya Pitalev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 7543x5028px, 26.9Mb
- Job-ID: d5259843b805ca19