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Russia and Ukraine have swapped 270 prisoners of war each, Russian state media reports
The swap included military personnel and nine civilians, with Russia saying its freed servicemen were in Belarus for medical and psychological care.
- Russia and Ukraine exchanged 270 prisoners of war each on Friday, with President Volodymyr Zelensky confirming Ukraine recovered military personnel and nine civilians. The Defence Ministry reported freed Russian servicemen are receiving assistance in Belarus.
- Among the returnees were five prisoners previously thought dead during Russia's July 2022 attack on the Olenivka prison in Donetsk, including defenders of the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol.
- According to the Khochu Nayti project, 56% of the returnees—150 people—were located by relatives. The project found 43% had been held one to two years in captivity, while 17% spent over two years.
- Following public pressure, Russian authorities included personnel from the so-called LDNR in Friday's exchange. Among them were Dmitry Ryabtsev and Sergey Kharitonov, held in captivity for more than four years.
- Since February 2022, prisoner exchanges have served as one of the few areas where Moscow and Kyiv have maintained on-off contacts despite thousands of prisoners exchanged during the full-scale war.
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270 Ukrainian soldiers have returned home after Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Friday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
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