General News of Thursday, 26 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has confirmed that the two Ghanaians held as prisoners of war in Ukraine are alive and in good health. I thank President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha for granting my request to visit the two Ghanaian prisoners of war,” he said. BackgroundUkraine officially confirmed that Ghanaian nationals captured on the battlefield while fighting Russian forces are being held as prisoners of war. This was highlighted during the historic visit of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to Kyiv. Okudzeto Ablakwa held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

Source: GhanaWeb February 26, 2026 23:14 UTC