Ukraine submits list of POWs to Russia for 1,000-for-1,000 swap – Ukraine's intelligence

Ukraine has submitted a list of POWs to the Russians for a prisoner swap in a thousand-for-thousand format. 

Source: Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War and spokesperson for Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine; Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Details: Peskov also confirmed that Russia had received the list of prisoners of war.

Earlier, Peskov stated that all parties are interested in carrying out a thousand-for-thousand exchange as quickly as possible.

Background:

• On 16 May 2025, the delegations of Ukraine and Russia reached an agreement in Istanbul on the simultaneous release and exchange of 1,000 POWs on each side.
• On 16 May, Vadym Skibitskyi, Deputy Head of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, said that Ukraine had begun reviewing the lists of POWs who are to be brought back to Ukraine as part of a prisoner swap with Russia in the thousand-for-thousand format.
• On 22 May, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on preparations for a potential prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia in the thousand-for-thousand format. He stated that Ukraine is currently examining the list of individuals submitted by the Russian side.

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