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.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war on Friday. 270 Russian soldiers are returning to Russia from Ukrainian captivity, and the same number of people have been handed over to the Ukrainian side, the Russian Defense Ministry announced. Earlier, representatives of Moscow and Kiev exchanged civilians on the Belarusian-Ukrainian border.
Russia and Ukraine Exchange 540 POWs
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 270 prisoners of war each in the second consecutive repatriation effort in as many days, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. “On Oct. 23, 270 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime,” the military said. “In exchange, 270 POWs of the Ukrainian armed forces were handed over.” The swap took place at the Novaya Guta border crossing in Belarus, according to Belarusian state medi…
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