prisoner of war
Example Sentences
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Ukraine and Russia exchanged 314 prisoners of war after another round of trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Ukraine and Russia have conducted a rare exchange of prisoners of war and civilians after two days of US-brokered peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
From BBC
Often, they cling to hope that the men are prisoners of war, captured and held in Russia somewhere but not on any official lists.
From BBC
Under that deal, Moscow and Kyiv agreed to return the bodies of 12,000 soldiers, as well as all sick and heavily wounded prisoners of war and those aged under 25.
From BBC
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
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