US EditionRussia, Ukraine Announce Fresh Prisoner Swap
UKRAINE, JUL 4 – The prisoner swap included wounded and under-25 troops as part of Istanbul peace agreements, with multiple exchanges since early June, officials said.
- On July 4, Russia and Ukraine carried out another prisoner exchange under the agreements reached in Istanbul on June 2.
- The exchange followed months of talks between Moscow and Kyiv aimed at repatriating wounded, ill, and young troops as part of ongoing prisoner swaps.
- The Russian Defense Ministry reported that the returned Russian servicemen were transferred to Belarus for medical and psychological care before further treatment in Russia.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky confirmed that the majority of those released had been held by Russia since 2022 and included military personnel from various branches as well as some civilians, emphasizing that Ukraine aims to secure the release of all its citizens detained by Russia.
- This latest swap continues a series of exchanges since June, reflecting efforts by both sides to facilitate further prisoner releases despite ongoing conflict.
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Ukraine Completes New Prisoner Swap, Brings Home Civilians and Defenders Held Since 2022
Ukraine and Russia had carried out another round of prisoner exchanges, returning a group of service members and civilians—most held since 2022—under the humanitarian accord reached in Istanbul, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed on July 4 on his official Telegram channel. Zelenskyy wrote, “Today our defenders who defended Ukraine in various regions: Donetsk, Luhansk, Mariupol, Kharkiv and Kherson regions have come home,” underscoring the g…
Russia Carries Out 8th Prisoner Exchange With Ukraine Since Istanbul Talks
Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday that it had carried out another prisoner exchange with Ukraine under agreements reached during direct peace talks in Istanbul last month. “On July 4, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements in Istanbul on June 2, another group of Russian military personnel was repatriated from territory under the control of the Kyiv regime,” the ministry said in a statement.
Russia and Ukraine have once again exchanged prisoners.
Russia and Ukraine conducted a new phase of the exchange of prisoners of war within the framework of the agreements reached in the negotiations on 2 June in ...
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