{"id":208703,"date":"2026-10-23T16:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208703\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T16:27:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:27:56","slug":"ukraine-russia-swap-prisoners-in-belarus-in-11th-exchange-this-year","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208703\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners in Belarus in 11th exchange this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>October 23, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war at the Novaja Huta border checkpoint at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border for the 11th time since the start of 2026, with each side releasing 270 people, the Belarusian state-run media reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Russian defense ministry said that exchanged Russians are receiving psychological and medical care in Belarus before returning to Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that most of the released Ukrainian POWs had been held in captivity since 2022, including five people who were believed to have been killed four years ago. Ukraine&#8217;s ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said that seven civilians were also among those released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus was involved in 18 exchanges in 2025 and 12 in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Russia returns remains of 252 soldiers via Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">October 22, Pozirk. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged fallen soldiers\u2019 remains at the Novaja Huta border checkpoint at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border, Belarusian state-run media outlets reported on October 22. Russia has returned the bodies of 252 deceased Ukrainians, while Kyiv &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/208513\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, Pozirk. Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war at the Novaja Huta border checkpoint at the Belarusian-Ukrainian border for the 11th time since the start of 2026, with each side releasing 270 people, the Belarusian state-run media reported. The Russian defense ministry said that exchanged Russians are receiving psychological and medical care [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-208703","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners in Belarus in 11th exchange this year | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 23, Pozirk. 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