Moscow and Kiev exchanged 303 more servicemen on Sunday, bringing the total to 1,000 for 1,000, the Russian Defense Ministry has said
Russia and Ukraine have completed a record prisoner exchange, agreed to during direct talks in Türkiye earlier this month, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced. On Sunday, 303 Russian soldiers were returned from territory controlled by Kiev, according to the ministry. In exchange, 303 Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over.
“All Russian military personnel and civilians will be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Thus, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, for the period from May 23 to May 25, the Russian and Ukrainian sides exchanged 1,000 per 1,000 people,” it added.
The Russian servicemen are now in Belarus, where they are receiving medical and psychological assistance.
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