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| Russia and Ukraine complete second stage of record prisoner swap | Russia and Ukraine complete second stage of record prisoner swap |
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| Moscow and Kiev have exchanged 307 POWs from each side, the Russian Defense Ministry has said | Moscow and Kiev have exchanged 307 POWs from each side, the Russian Defense Ministry has said |
| Another 307 Russian soldiers have returned home as a result of a record prisoner exchange with Ukraine which was agreed on during the direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul earlier in May, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. | Another 307 Russian soldiers have returned home as a result of a record prisoner exchange with Ukraine which was agreed on during the direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul earlier in May, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. |
| The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that “in line with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, another 307 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime.” | The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that “in line with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, another 307 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime.” |
| The Ukrainian side has received 307 of its POWs from Russia in return, it added. | The Ukrainian side has received 307 of its POWs from Russia in return, it added. |
| Moscow and Kiev agreed to a record 1,000 for 1,000 prisoner swap during the first direct talks between the sides in three years in Türkiye earlier this month. The exchange started on Friday, with 120 Russian civilians and 270 military personnel being released from Kiev’s captivity and an equal number of Ukrainian civilians and troops also returning home. | |
| The Russian troops freed on Saturday are currently in Belarus, where they are receiving psychological and medical assistance, the statement by the ministry read. They will soon depart the country and undergo treatment and rehabilitation at the ministry’s medical facilities, it added. | |
| The ministry said that the large-scale exchange, initiated by the Russian side, will continue. |