US EditionRussia and Ukraine exchange group of younger prisoners of war, Moscow says
RUSSIA, JUN 10 – Ukraine and Russia resumed prisoner exchanges focusing on wounded soldiers and those under 25 despite disputes over prisoner lists and the handover of fallen soldiers' bodies.
- On June 9, 2025, Russia and Ukraine began the initial phase of a prisoner swap, primarily involving soldiers younger than 25 years old.
- The exchange followed agreements from June 2 talks in Istanbul focusing on swapping at least 1,200 prisoners, including seriously wounded individuals.
- Both sides exchanged prisoner lists, but Russia claims Ukraine delayed fulfilling its part, while Kyiv denies this and says it has given comments awaiting Russia's response.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine has not sent a full prisoner list and criticized Kyiv’s excuses as not credible, urging it to start exchanges immediately.
- The prisoner swap marks a rare positive step amid ongoing full-scale war and escalating Russian attacks across Ukraine including a major drone strike on June 9.
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Ukraine and Russia continued carrying out the new prisoner exchange, agreed during the second round of negotiations in Istanbul. A group of Ukrainian service members, many of them seriously injured or ill, were returned home on June 10. This was reported by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the official X account. Ukraine and Russia continue the exchange of prisoners of war, agreed during the second round of negotiations in Istanbul, J…
Russia, Ukraine begin POW swap
Russia and Ukraine began an exchange of prisoners of war after direct talks in Istanbul made progress. The two sides agreed to each hand over at least 1,200 POWs and repatriate bodies of the deceased: The first tranche included prisoners aged under 25 and those who had been severely wounded. It’s one of just a few agreements negotiators have reached in the fraught discussions, which the US had hoped would lead to a ceasefire deal. In a sign of h…
Moscow. Russia and Ukraine began this Monday the exchange of seriously wounded prisoners of war and under 25 years old, a pact palpated a week ago in Istanbul that could not begin last weekend due to technical discrepancies, delay that served as a pretext for Russians and Ukrainians to blame the other side for “infringinging what was agreed.”
Kiev has repatriated prisoners of war on Monday, thanks to a new negotiated exchange with Russia. We do not know the exact number of these wounded and young people under the age of 25 – the two categories involved in this exchange – but it is good news for Ukraine, where they are rare. For on the front, Ukrainian forces continue to yield ground. In the air, Russia launched over 300 drones and 7 missiles into Ukrainian territory in the night. Vol…
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