Russia and Ukraine complete second stage of record prisoner swap

Moscow and Kiev have exchanged 307 POWs from each side, the Russian Defense Ministry has said

Another 307 Russian soldiers have returned home as a result of a record prisoner exchange with Ukraine which was agreed on during the direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev in Istanbul earlier in May, the Russian Defense Ministry has said.

The ministry said in a statement on Saturday that "in line with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, another 307 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime."

The Ukrainian side has received 307 of its POWs from Russia in return, it added.

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(RT.com)

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