Russia and Ukraine every handed over 103 captured troopers on Wednesday, each international locations mentioned, within the newest change between the warring sides.
Prisoner exchanges and repatriations of troopers’ stays have been among the many few areas of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine since Moscow launched its offensive in February 2022.
“In the present day, 103 Ukrainian warriors are returning residence from Russian captivity,” President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned, including that these freed included defenders of Mariupol, the port metropolis devastated throughout a months-long siege in 2022, in addition to troops captured throughout seven frontline areas.
“We bear in mind each man and girl who nonetheless stays in captivity. We’re doing all the things potential to carry all our individuals residence,” he added.
Earlier, the Russian defence ministry had introduced the change, stating that “103 Russian servicemen have been returned… in change, 103 Ukrainian prisoners of battle have been handed over.”
Talks on ending the battle stay successfully frozen, whereas the civilian dying toll in 2026 has risen to the very best ranges because the battle’s first months, in response to the United Nations.
The freed Russian troopers are in Belarus and shall be flown to Russia for rehabilitation after receiving psychological and medical care, the Russian defence ministry mentioned.
The United Arab Emirates mediated the change, it added.
The Gulf state has brokered dozens of prisoner swaps between Moscow and Kyiv because the begin of the battle.
(Aside from the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV employees and is revealed from a syndicated feed.)
