Russia and Ukraine are carrying out the largest prisoner exchange since the beginning of the war

Russia and Ukraine said today, Saturday, that they exchanged hundreds of prisoners in the largest exchange of the comprehensive Russian invasion more than three years ago.
The Russian Ministry of Defense indicated that 246 members of the Russian forces recovered from Kiev’s lands, and that as a “good -intention”, 31 captives of an injured Ukrainian war handed over 15 wounded Russian soldiers in need of urgent medical care.

The war of Russia and Ukraine

Earlier in the day, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced temporarily a ceasefire in Ukraine during the “Easter”, according to the Kremlin.

The ceasefire will continue from 1,800 pm Moscow time (1500 GMT) today until midnight Sunday (2100 GMT).

The ceasefire in Ukraine

The Kremlin press service said in a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff Valerie Gerasimov: “The Russian side, driven by humanitarian considerations, announced a truce on the occasion of Easter today.
He added: At the same time, our forces should be ready to repel potential violations of the truce and provocations from the enemy, or any of his hostile actions.