US EditionUkraine and Russia Conduct Another POW Swap
- On Thursday, a further prisoner of war exchange took place between Ukraine and Russia, following the Istanbul agreement finalized on June 2, 2025.
- The prisoner swap followed prior talks in Istanbul, where the sides agreed to exchange under-25s, severely wounded POWs, and repatriate soldier bodies.
- Numerous soldiers who had been missing or detained by Russian forces for more than three years have returned home after serving in frontline areas such as Donetsk and Kharkiv, while Russia confirmed that some of its troops have moved into Belarus.
- Ukraine recovered 1,212 bodies of fallen soldiers and returned 27 Russian soldier bodies, with Zelenskyy noting the latest swap focused on severely wounded warriors.
- The ongoing phased exchanges emphasize medical and psychological support for returning servicemen and reflect continuing efforts to manage the human impact amid ongoing border fighting.
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Ukraine and Russia organized the fourth prisoner exchange this week on Saturday, and the Ukrainian president confirmed that the next prisoners of war are expected to return from Russia in the near future.
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WTX NewsRussia and Ukraine conduct a fourth POW swap
Ukraine and Russia conducted another prisoner swap in accordance with the agreements reached in Istanbul. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is holding back the Russian offensive in the Sumy region.
Ukraine and Russia have also exchanged prisoners of war.
The agreements reached in Istanbul in June led to a further exchange of prisoners with Russia, a fourth exchange this week.
Ukraine and Russia have made a new exchange of prisoners of war, announced the warring parties on Saturday, the fourth exchange in a week, as part of the agreements concluded in Istanbul earlier this month.
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