'We will wait for each one': Ukrainians greet POWs with tears and cheersPrisoner swaps are one of the only areas of cooperation between Moscow and Kyiv. Now liberated, it is the gateway for freed Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) heading home. From the windows, out peered the emaciated faces of the newly freed Ukrainian prisoners, heads shaved and wounds visible. Gladka and the others stood with tears in their eyes, waving their hands and gripping giant Ukrainian flags. 'Until the end'Driver Andriy, 53, is one of the first Ukrainian faces many of the freed soldiers see as they clamber onto his bus.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2026 05:27 UTC