Russia and Ukraine swap 95 prisoners of war each in latest exchange
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Russian Defense Ministry have confirmed the exchange.
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00:00Russia and Ukraine have swapped 95 prisoners of war each in their latest exchange deal.
00:12The swap was confirmed by both the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Russian
00:18Defense Ministry. According to Ukraine's coordination headquarters for prisoners of war, some of
00:24those who were released on Wednesday had spent more than two years in captivity. The Russian
00:29Defense Ministry said the freed Russian soldiers will be flown to Moscow for medical treatment
00:35and rehabilitation.
00:49The prisoner swap was the 54th since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring
00:54Ukraine back in February 2022.