Is there any difference between "captured" and killed XCom operatives?

Two of my soldiers were labeled as "captured" after I failed to extract them in time, during a "forced retreat" timer mission. They also don't appear in my memorial, so I still have some hope for them! Is captured the same as dead in game terms, or is there a way to recover captured soldiers somehow?

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Yeah, I can confirm that I had a case where a grenadier I had to leave behind on the Avenger defense mission (tragically! She was going make it but panicked on the turn I had to pull out) appeared as a VIP to rescue. I didn't put it altogether that this was my lost soldier until after, when she appeared in my roster as "Shaken" but not available. So, it is really cool you can rescue them but as someone else mentioned, they don't help you out afterwards, as far as I can tell.

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32% of players completed XCOM 2 on 'rookie' \u2013 the game's easiest difficulty setting. That's compared to 55% of completions on 'veteran,' which players typically translate to 'normal. ' That leaves 'commander' and 'legend' \u2013 the hard and ultra-hard options \u2013 at just 11% and 3% of the total, respectively.

What happens when a soldier is captured XCOM 2?

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