US EditionZelenskyy visits eastern front as Ukraine and Russia exchange POWs
About 500 prisoners of war were exchanged each by Ukraine and Russia in a swap seen as a key confidence-building step amid stalled peace negotiations.
- On March 6, Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the Donetsk front as Ukraine and Russia completed a two-day prisoner-of-war swap, exchanging 500 soldiers each.
- Amid warnings of a spring push by Russian forces, Zelensky said Moscow is preparing for a spring offensive, stressing the importance of strong positions. `It is important not only from the point of view of defending our state on the battlefield, but it is also very important geopolitically,' Zelenskiy told troops.
- Footage posted by Zelenskyy showed dozens stepping off white buses after the exchange on Friday, with two Ukrainian civilians also returned home, and the U.S. and UAE acting as mediators.
- The return of prisoners delivered an immediate morale boost and reunions as Olesya kissed husband Oleksandr after 22 months of captivity following the second POW exchange this year.
- Planned Abu Dhabi talks between March 5 and 9 were postponed after strikes on Iran, but U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said `Discussions remain ongoing, with additional progress anticipated in the weeks ahead`.
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Zelensky visits eastern front as Ukraine and Russia complete POW swap
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited frontline troops in eastern Ukraine on Friday as Kyiv and Moscow completed a two-day prisoner-of-war exchange involving 500 soldiers from each side. The swap was one of the few tangible outcomes of ongoing diplomatic talks aimed at ending the war.
The Ukrainian President moved to Druzkivka, 15 km from the front line, days after a Russian attack.
The Ukrainian president filmed himself on a square in the town of Droujkivka, about 15 kilometres from the front.
Zelensky Visits Frontline Donetsk Region in East Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline region of Donetsk in east Ukraine, where his forces are fighting against a grinding Russian assault, he said Friday. The visit comes as Ukraine seeks to strengthen its frontline defenses. The Russian army recorded its slowest advance on the front in nearly two years in February, as Kyiv successfully pushed back in some areas, according to data from the Institute for the Study of War.
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