A Ukrainian soldier kisses a hand of a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Russia Ukraine POW Exchange

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

A Ukrainian soldier speaks by a phone to his relative after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier speaks to a wife of his comrade after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Relatives of missing and imprisoned Ukrainian soldiers show photographs to servicemen returned from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldiers shout “Glory to Ukraine” after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs his relatives after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Relatives of missing and imprisoned Ukrainian soldiers show photographs to servicemen returned from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A medical worker uses a stretcher to move an injured Ukrainian soldier after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier smokes a cigarette after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian servicemen ride in a bus after returning from captivity in a POW exchange Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Ukrainian soldier walk out from a bus after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Relatives of missing and imprisoned Ukrainian soldiers show photographs to servicemen returned from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a group of Russian board a bus after being released in a prisoners swap between Russia and Ukraine, at the Ukraine-Belarusian boarder. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, a group of Russian soldiers applaud as they sit in a bus after being released in a prisoners swap between Russia and Ukraine, at the Ukraine-Belarusian boarder. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

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