157 Ukrainians just came home from Russian captivity — the first exchange in four months, and 139 of them held since 2022. Over half were captured defending Mariupol. One National Guard member was seized when Russia took the Chornobyl nuclear plant. The youngest was just 19
Ukrainian heroes of the Battle of Mariupol 2022 are coming home now pic.twitter.com/bB2IrPHUcv
— Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 (@IAPonomarenko) 5 février 2026
Ukrainian heroes of the Battle of Mariupol 2022 are coming home now
157 Ukrainians have just returned home from Russian captivity! Service members of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service. 139 of them had been held captive since 2022. The youngest freed Ukrainian defender is 23. He was captured at 19 while
157 Ukrainians are back from Russian captivity. Soldiers from the Armed Forces, National Guard, Border Guard, and civilians. Most held since 2022. "Without the resolve of our warriors, such exchanges would be impossible," President Zelenskyy said, adding that every
Three days after Russian missiles struck Kyiv’s power infrastructure during –25°C temperatures, thousands of families are still without heating. While Italy, Germany, the EU, and UNICEF delivered emergency generators and heating units, officials saymore than 1,110 apartment
150 Ukrainian defenders and 7 Ukrainian civilians return from Russian captivity! It's been such a long time since the last prisoner's exchange.
"Something has changed — they are exhausted" Fighting in Pokrovsk remains daily, but a Ukrainian battalion commander observes a shift in enemy behavior. According to the officer from the 25th Airborne Sicheslav Brigade, Russian forces are exhausted and their attacks are less
An Audi car damaged by a Russian strike on Kyiv, was able to start and drive away.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) 5 février 2026
Amazing quality!
Ukrainians joke that we're all a bit like this Audi – damaged but unbreakable. https://t.co/Jf4hHFckrS pic.twitter.com/bSDcv7lQLd
An Audi car damaged by a Russian strike on Kyiv, was able to start and drive away. Amazing quality! Ukrainians joke that we're all a bit like this Audi – damaged but unbreakable.
Russia again chose civilian sites and transport infrastructure as targets early on February 5 as U.S.-backed talks entered day two.
Russian drones damaged a kindergarten, homes, and vehicles in Kyiv. In Sumy Oblast, Russia hit a railway warming shelter and technical buildings.
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff says Ukraine and Russia agreed to exchange 314 prisoners. This means that yet another round of the US-pushed Kyiv-Moscow talks predictably brought neither peace nor even a ceasefire.
