US EditionRussia and Ukraine Complete Another Prisoner Swap
- Russia and Ukraine completed another prisoner exchange on June 19, bringing home soldiers released from Russian captivity.
- The prisoner exchange was conducted based on arrangements made during negotiations held in Istanbul on June 2, which included provisions for releasing 1,000 detainees from each side.
- The exchange primarily involved prisoners of war who had been seriously injured or fallen ill, many of whom were captured during early 2022 battles, including defenders of Mariupol and other contested areas.
- Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters reported that every released soldier had serious medical diagnoses such as dystrophy, ulcers, and cardiovascular diseases.
- The repeated exchanges suggest ongoing efforts to recover POWs despite harsh conditions, with soldiers visibly emotional upon release as both sides confirmed the swap.
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Russia and Ukraine carry out another POW exchange
Russia and Ukraine on Thursday completed another exchange of prisoners of war, with officials on both sides releasing photos of soldiers wrapped in their national flags, cheering. Neither side said how many prisoners were freed in Thursday's exchange.
A new group of Russian soldiers was repatriated Thursday from Ukrainian territory, as part of an exchange of prisoners agreed with Kiev, according to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The exchange is framed in the agreements reached between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on 2 June. The exchange, which also involved the surrender of Ukrainian prisoners of war to Kiev, represents a further step in the efforts for the release of captive military per…
The proposal will be presented to the Governing Council and discussed at a Conference of Leaders. In Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky announces another exchange of prisoners of war.
The president of Ukraine said, without giving details, that “most of them were in captivity since 2022′′
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