

The days of prisoner exchanges are happy days in Ukraine. "Have you heard? Ours are home!" people tell each other. We rejoice for the families who will finally be together and mourn the lost years and health of our Defenders after Russian captivity.



The days of prisoner exchanges are happy days in Ukraine. "Have you heard? Ours are home!" people tell each other. We rejoice for the families who will finally be together and mourn the lost years and health of our Defenders after Russian captivity.

As of this morning, 45.5 million UAH of the 140 million UAH required for Andriy Yermak was deposited.
30 million UAH was deposited by the former coach of the national football team, Serhiy Rebrov – according to @ukrpravda_news

“I’m doing this so that my children can live in peace later on.” Katerina pilots a heavy bomber drone. she is also a Ukrainian mother-in-waiting and part of a spectacular Starlink sting by the Ukrainian resistance that will go down in warfare history.
russian attack drones are back pic.twitter.com/CESRDpi0Jc
— EMPR.media (@EuromaidanPR) 15 mai 2026
russian attack drones are back




Breaking: 205 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released from Russian captivity in the latest exchange. Nearly all of the Ukrainian POWs who returned home had been held in Russian captivity for four years. Photo: President Volodymyr Zelensky / Telegram.
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces carried out 55 strikes against 23 military targets inside Russia and in Russian-occupied territory, destroying a military amphibious aircraft, a helicopter, and an armed cargo vessel, Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi said.
❤️ “I really missed my family… I want to see them!”
— 🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 (@front_ukrainian) 15 mai 2026
The emotions of Ukrainian defenders in the first minutes after returning from Russian captivity to their native land. Tears, genuine smiles, and calls to their loved ones… 🙏 pic.twitter.com/aSE8XbHvzt
“I really missed my family… I want to see them!” The emotions of Ukrainian defenders in the first minutes after returning from Russian captivity to their native land. Tears, genuine smiles, and calls to their loved ones…




First stage of 1000-for-1000 POW exchange: 205 Ukrainian soldiers return home For some of the 205 Ukrainians who walked free of Russian captivity today, that captivity had lasted since the spring of 2022. They were taken defending Mariupol, the Azovstal steel plant, and the
After some delay, President Zelenskyy says the" first stage of the 1,000-for-1,000 exchange" of prisoners of war has taken place. Today, 205 Ukrainian service members from the Army, National Guard and Border Guards have returned home. The POW swap was agreed as part of the