Russia and Ukraine resume the exchange of prisoners of war after a 4-month hiatus
Declared Russia and Ukraine Today, Thursday, they conducted an exchange of Volodymyr Zelensky said in his accounts on social media platforms that 157 Ukrainians, including members of the army, the National Guard, and the Border Guard, in addition to civilians, were released and returned to Ukraine.
He continued: "Most of them have been in captivity since 2022, the year Russia began its invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that 157 soldiers were exchanged today, Thursday, with the same number of Ukrainian prisoners of war.
This is the first such operation in 4 months.
Call to continue exchanges
Zelensky called for the continuation of these exchanges, and especially thanked the Ukrainian forces who You are fighting on the front lines, which makes it possible "Fill the exchange box" He crossed the Russians captured in battles.
He said: "Without the determination of our soldiers, exchanges like this would not be possible, so every achievement our units achieve contributes to maintaining our ability to repatriate Ukrainians from Russia."
The Director of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Kirilo Budanov, explained that 19 of the released Ukrainian soldiers had been sentenced to imprisonment, including 15 who were sentenced to life imprisonment.
Kiev and Moscow are exchanging accusations of committing war crimes, and Russian courts have repeatedly issued severe prison sentences against Ukrainian soldiers.
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