Ukraine and Russia have carried out a new exchange of war prisoners, in which each side released 270 people. The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that among the repatriated Ukrainians there are both military and civilians, most of whom have been in captivity since 2022, reports IPN.
According to the leader in Kiev, among those released are fighters from the Azov battalion, border guards, and soldiers from several subdivisions of the Ukrainian army. Also, among those repatriated are five survivors of the Russian attack on the Olenivka prison, from July 2022.
In turn, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the 270 released Russian soldiers are in Belarus, where they are receiving psychological and medical assistance. Subsequently, they are to be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation.