A Russian plane shot down with a Patriot missile was probably carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war, U.S. officials say.
Tag: Prisoners of War
Jack Jennings, P.O.W. Who Helped Build Burma Railway, Dies at 104
He was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and was one of thousands of prisoners whose hardships were the basis for the film “The Bridge on the River Kwai.”
Ukraine and Russia Complete First Prisoner Exchange Since Plane Crash
The swap came a week after the crash of a Russian military transport plane that Moscow said was carrying Ukrainian prisoners.
Officials Propose to Hamas a Six-Week War Pause and a Hostage-Prisoner Swap
The United States, Israel, Egypt and Qatar sketched out a bare-bones framework in Paris. Qatari officials are awaiting word from Hamas.
Ukraine Searches for Answers on Russian Plane Crash
Moscow has accused Ukraine of downing the craft, which it says carried 65 Ukrainian P.O.W.s. The claims cannot be independently verified. Kyiv says Russia is exploiting the episode for propaganda.
Russia and Ukraine Exchange Record Number of P.O.W.s
The exchange of prisoners was the first in months and came as both sides were engaged in an escalating cycle of air assaults.
He Was Ready to Die, but Not to Surrender
How a Ukrainian soldier escaped from the embattled Azovstal steel complex in Mariupol and sneaked 125 miles to Ukrainian territory.
Guy Stern, Who Fled Germany and Then Interrogated Nazis, Dies at 101
He escaped as a teenager and later became one of the Ritchie Boys, a secret Army program that recruited refugees to gather battlefield intelligence.
Israel Releases Videos It Says Show Hamas Tunnels Under Al-Shifa Hospital
Israeli and American officials have said that Hamas uses hospitals for cover. Hamas and administrators of Al-Shifa, Gaza’s largest hospital, have denied the claims.
Lawyers Expand Legal Fight for Longest-Held Prisoner of War on Terrorism
Abu Zubaydah was the first prisoner waterboarded by the C.I.A. He has never faced charges at Guantánamo Bay.