US EditionRussia’s Defense Ministry says Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 195 prisoners of war each
- Russia and Ukraine have exchanged approximately 195 prisoners of war each, marking the first swap since a plane carrying Ukrainian soldiers crashed, resulting in fatalities.
- The exchange took place a week after the plane crash, which Russia claimed was caused by Ukraine shooting it down. Ukrainian officials confirmed the swap was scheduled but denied evidence linking the plane crash to the prisoners.
- Kyiv is seeking to unlock €50 billion in EU aid, with hopes of a breakthrough during an EU leaders' meeting, aiming to reach an agreement blocked by Hungary last year.
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Russia and Ukraine Exchange Prisoners Despite Plane Crash Last Week
MOSCOW/KYIV, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine said on Wednesday they had completed another large prisoner exchange despite the crash last week of a Russian military transport plane that Moscow says was shot down by Ukraine carrying Ukrainian PoWs en route to a similar swap.
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A plane carrying Russian servicemen released from Ukrainian captivity landed in the Moscow region, reports the TV channel “Zvezda”. “A plane carrying 195 Russian servicemen landed at an airport near Moscow. All of them were returned to Russia from Ukrainian captivity, where they were in mortal danger,” the report said. Soldiers must undergo a medical examination, as a result of which they will be referred for treatment. Earlier, the representati…
Ukraine war latest: 207 Ukrainian POWs return home; Ukraine says Russian airbase in Crimea struck
Key developments on Jan. 31: Zelensky: 207 Ukrainian prisoners return home from Russian captivity, almost half of them Mariupol defendersUkrainian commander says Russian airbase in Crimea hit in attackMilitary intelligence confirms Russia used North Korean shells in UkraineGermany hands over IRIS-T anti-air missiles, armored vehicles, other equipment in latest delivery to UkraineUS Under Secretary Victoria Nuland arrives in KyivPresident Volodym…
Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over plane crash last week
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged about 200 prisoners of war each, the countries said Wednesday, despite tensions stemming from last week's crash of a military transport plane that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv's forces. After the Jan. 24 crash of the Il-76 plane…
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of POWs
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded hundreds of prisoners of war on Wednesday, just a week after Moscow said Kyiv had shot down a plane carrying captured Ukrainian soldiers to an exchange. The crash of a Russian military cargo plane near the border with Ukraine, which Russia said killed 65 Ukrainian POWs, had thrown doubt on future prisoner swaps between the two sides. But in a series of coordinated announcements Wednesday, both sides hail…
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