The civilians were detained by Russian forces during the occupation of Mariupol and parts of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk oblasts in 2022.

Ukraine is working to establish a new mechanism for the return of civilian hostages, and the families of Ukrainians held captive by Russia may receive good news in the near…

Seven more Ukrainian civilians, whom Russia had illegally held captive for years, were brought home on 27 June.