Russia and Ukraine exchange 390 prisoners each on first day of swap
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Russia has received 270 prisoners of war and 120 civilians returned from Ukrainian captivity, the country’s Defense Ministry said on Friday. In exchange, Moscow transferred 270 Ukrainian soldiers and 120 civilians to Kyiv as part of a prisoner swap. The Russians are currently in Belarus and will soon be brought back to Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later confirmed that the first stage of the exchange took place on Friday, with 390 people returning to Ukraine.
During talks in Istanbul, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations agreed to a prisoner swap involving 1,000 people from each side. According to sources cited by Russian and Ukrainian media, the exchange began on May 23 and is expected to continue over three days.
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