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| Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs captured in Kursk | |
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| Moscow and Kiev have swapped 115 troops each in a prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry has said | Moscow and Kiev have swapped 115 troops each in a prisoner exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry has said |
| More than a hundred Russian troops captured by Ukraine during its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, have been freed, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. | More than a hundred Russian troops captured by Ukraine during its incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region, have been freed, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. |
| As part of the exchange, Moscow handed over 115 Ukrainian prisoners of war to Kiev and received 115 Russian soldiers in return, the ministry announced in a statement on Saturday. | As part of the exchange, Moscow handed over 115 Ukrainian prisoners of war to Kiev and received 115 Russian soldiers in return, the ministry announced in a statement on Saturday. |
| The released Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus, where they are being provided with psychological and medical assistance, as well as with the means to contact their relatives, it said. | |
| The troops will soon be brought to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at Defense Ministry medical facilities, the statement read. | The troops will soon be brought to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at Defense Ministry medical facilities, the statement read. |
| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided “humanitarian mediation efforts” during the talks to return the Russian troops from captivity, the military said. | The United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided “humanitarian mediation efforts” during the talks to return the Russian troops from captivity, the military said. |
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