prisoner of war

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They ended with no breakthrough - although the first prisoner of war exchanges in months took place shortly after.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

In one, a courtroom illustration of Maduro in a New York courthouse springs to life and announces: "I consider myself a prisoner of war."

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In August, word reached back home that Igor Dolgopolov, 31 years old, had been made a prisoner of war after being deployed to Chasiv Yar in eastern Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Ukrainian officials have repeatedly warned that anyone fighting for Russia will be treated as an enemy combatant, and that the only safe route out is to surrender and be treated as a prisoner of war.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

André refused, for he was well aware that if he disguised himself, he could be hanged as a spy; if he was captured in uniform, he would live as a prisoner of war.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen