Kherson mayor Kolykhaiev reportedly added to 1,000-for-1,000 POW swap lists

Ihor Kolykhaiev, the legitimate mayor of Kherson who has been held in Russian captivity since 2022, has officially been included on the lists for the planned 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange.

Source: Kherson-based media outlet Most, citing Viktor Hordiienko, head of the Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Kherson Oblast

Details: Hordiienko said he had learnt this after he spoke with Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Parliamentary Human Rights Commissioner.

"Official information regarding Ihor Kolykhaiev is expected from Kyiv in the near future," Hordiienko said.

Background:

• On 8 May, US President Donald Trump announced a three-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia.
• President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the ceasefire would take place on 9-11 May and announced that a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange had been planned.
• On the evening of 12 May, Lubinets said that the Ukrainian negotiating team had long since submitted the lists for the planned prisoner exchange, but Russia is dragging its feet while accusing Ukraine of causing the hold-up.
• Russian occupying forces abducted Kolykhaiev in June 2022 after conducting a search at his workplace.
• In September 2023, Suspilne, citing Kolykhaiev's son, reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross had officially confirmed the Kherson mayor's prisoner status.

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