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In 2025 more Russian soldiers surrendered than in 2022 and 2023 combined.

🕊 During the entire war 10,000 Russian soldiers were captured.

On average 60-90 soldiers surrender a week. In August 2024 more than 350 soldiers a week surrendered (Kursk raid).

Since June 2023 more Russian soldiers surrender than Ukrainian.

7% of captured are foreign mercenaries.

🇷🇺 🤕 83% are enlisted, 13% are sergeants and NCOs, 4% are officers. Highest is Colonel.

👶 Youngest captured is 18 and oldest 65.

76% are contract, 19% conscripts, 5% draftees (shouldn't be possible according to RU law and Putin).

24% were decieved or forced to enlist. 40% have prior criminal conviction.

📖 7% finished uni, 44% high-school, 30% kindergarten.

38% were unemployed before the war.

36% married, 16% divorced, 34% never married. 46% have children.

😵 ⚛️ Hundreds have HIV, Hepatitis, tuberculosis, schizophrenia and other mental diseases.

➕ 6000+ were exchanged, 52% in 2025. 237 returned were already killed in Ukraine again. 4 are in captivity for the 2nd time.

🇷🇺 66% of prisoners are ethnic Russians but 83% of those exchanged are Russians.

🔫 Russia won't exchange foreign citizens and seeks to return the latest captured/least wounded first.