AI Brief
- Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 270 prisoners of war each, according to Russian state news agencies citing the Defence Ministry.
- The released Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus and will be transported to Russia after receiving psychological and medical assistance.
- Thousands of prisoners have been exchanged since the war began in February 2022, maintaining limited contact between Moscow and Kyiv.
MOSCOW: Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 270 prisoners of war each, Russian state news agencies reported on Friday, citing the Defence Ministry.
The ministry was cited as saying that the freed Russian servicemen were in Belarus and would be transported to Russia once they had received psychological and medical assistance.
Thousands of prisoners have been exchanged since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, one of the few areas where Moscow and Kyiv have maintained on-off contacts despite the conflict.
