Belarus, prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine

Oct 23, 2026

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Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271174 23.10.2026 Russian prisoners of war, released from Ukrainian captivity amid Russia s military operation in Ukraine, board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271170 23.10.2026 Russian prisoners of war, released from Ukrainian captivity amid Russia s military operation in Ukraine, board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271169 23.10.2026 Russian prisoners of war, released from Ukrainian captivity amid Russia s military operation in Ukraine, board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271176 23.10.2026 Russian prisoners of war, released from Ukrainian captivity amid Russia s military operation in Ukraine, board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271154 23.10.2026 Prisoners of war board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271153 23.10.2026 Prisoners of war board a bus during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271132 23.10.2026 Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets and Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271131 23.10.2026 A driver sits in a bus during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271130 23.10.2026 Buses are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271129 23.10.2026 Emergency cars are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271128 23.10.2026 Emergency cars are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271127 23.10.2026 Emergency cars are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271126 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen in a bus with Ukrainian prisoners-of-war during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271125 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen in a bus with Ukrainian prisoners-of-war during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271124 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen in a bus with Ukrainian prisoners-of-war during an exchange between Russia and Ukraine at the Novaya Guta checkpoint in Gomel Region, Belarus. Russia and Ukraine on October 23 complete a swap of 270 prisoners of war each. A humanitarian action to reunite Russian and Ukrainian families also takes place, a total of seven people return to Russia, including a married couple, and six families travel to Ukraine. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271106 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen with members of a family reunited after being separated by hostilities during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271104 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen with members of a family reunited after being separated by hostilities during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271105 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets are seen during a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271095 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets meet before a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx
Belarus Russia Ukraine Military Operation POWs Exchange 9271076 23.10.2026 Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova and Ukrainian Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets meet before a prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Gomel Region, Belarus. Yuri Kochetkov Sputnik Gomel region Belarus Copyright: xYurixKochetkovx

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