MOSCOW: Russia on Friday announced that it has conducted a prisoner swap with Ukraine, returning 193 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners in exchange for the same number of Russian prisoners of war held by Kyiv.
“On April 24, 193 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In exchange, 193 Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners of war were transferred. Currently, the Russian servicemen are in the Republic of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance. All Russian servicemen will be transported to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation at Russian Ministry of Defence medical facilities,” Russian state-owned news agency Tass quoted from a statement released by the country’s defence ministry.
Humanitarian mediation efforts were provided by the United States and the UAE to secure the return of Russian military personnel from captivity, acknowledged the Russian Ministry of Defence. (IANS)
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