# Russia has handed nearly 4,000 POWs to Kiev since May 2025, diplomat says

https://mins.news/en/item/100355

- TASS, 2026-10-14 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2202201

> Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik said Russia had transferred 3,976 servicemen and about 208 non-combatants to Ukraine since May 2025. Ukraine returned 3,886 captured Russian servicemen and 193 civilians to Russia, he said.

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