Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners of war, 115 each

16:46, 24.08.2024

Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each.

The exchange came as Kyiv mounts its offensive in Kursk and as Russia eyes more east Ukrainian towns. It also came on Ukrainian Independence Day.

The United Arab Emirates mediated the swap deal, Alarabiya News reported.

“Another 115 of our defenders have returned home today. These are soldiers of the National Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy, the State Border Guard Service,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

He published photographs of men wrapped in Ukrainian flags.

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