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| Newly released Russian soldiers |
Hundreds of prisoners of war were traded between Russia and Ukraine. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) mediated the prisoner exchange. Russian and Ukrainian officials verified the issue on Monday.Russia's
According to the Defense Ministry, 150 Ukrainian troops have been swapped for an equivalent number of Russian troops in the nation.
189 Ukrainian servicemen have come home, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and Snake Island were among the men released, he said.
Families were reunited with Free Ukraine troops in a region of northern Ukraine. Reporters from the BBC were there at the time.
After being freed, Anatoly claimed to be overwhelmed. He was apprehended in Mariupol, Ukraine, in the southeast in 2022. "Thank God, this day has arrived," Anatoly exclaimed. We've returned home. With whatever we now have, we will assist Ukraine.
The recently freed Russian soldiers are in Belarus, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. Medical care has been provided, and plans have been made to get in touch with their relatives.
"Soon these people of ours will hug their family members and friends and celebrate the New Year in their own land," stated Tatiana Moskalkova, the human rights commissioner for Russia, in a video.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged captives for the 59th time since the war began. Among the biggest prisoner exchanges is this one.
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