101 Ukrainian POWs released in prisoner swap with Russia

One hundred and one Ukrainian prisoners were released on Thursday, February 16, in a swap that also saw 101 Russian POWs returned to Russian soil, according to both Ukrainian and Russian officials. Footage and photos released by the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Andrii Yermak, and Ukraine’s human-rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets show the prisoners celebrating their freedom and posing for group photos with Ukrainian flags. Credit: Ukrainian Government via Storyful