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More Russian POWs brought back from Ukraine – MOD | More Russian POWs brought back from Ukraine – MOD |
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The two nations have conducted a second prisoner swap in as many days, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow | The two nations have conducted a second prisoner swap in as many days, according to the Defense Ministry in Moscow |
Russia and Ukraine exchanged more prisoners of war on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. A similar swap was carried out the previous day. | Russia and Ukraine exchanged more prisoners of war on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. A similar swap was carried out the previous day. |
The ministry’s statement did not specify the number of troops returned by each side but did contain footage of more than a dozen Russian soldiers boarding a bus. Both exchanges were conducted based on an agreement that Moscow and Kiev reached during their direct talks in Istanbul earlier this month, the ministry noted. | The ministry’s statement did not specify the number of troops returned by each side but did contain footage of more than a dozen Russian soldiers boarding a bus. Both exchanges were conducted based on an agreement that Moscow and Kiev reached during their direct talks in Istanbul earlier this month, the ministry noted. |
In both cases, the Russian soldiers were transported to Belarus, where the ministry said they were offered psychological and medical care before being returned to Russia for rehabilitation. | |
Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky also reported the exchange while likewise declining to provide any numbers. | |
The humanitarian exchanges since the June 2 negotiations have also included repatriation of the remains of slain soldiers. Russia has returned the remains of over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers and received 57 in return. |
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