US EditionRussia, Ukraine each free first 390 prisoners in start of war's biggest swap
- Russia and Ukraine completed the first phase of a prisoner exchange on Friday, returning 390 people in northern Ukraine following a meeting in Istanbul last week.
- The swap followed face-to-face talks in Istanbul, the first direct meeting since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, although the talks did not achieve a ceasefire.
- The exchanged group included 270 Ukrainian soldiers and 120 civilians released by Russia and an equal number of Russian servicemen and civilians returned by Ukraine at the Belarus-Ukraine border.
- President Zelenskyy announced that the initial phase of the prisoner swap with Russia has been completed, with hundreds of Ukrainians returned home, and expressed his appreciation to everyone involved in facilitating the release.
- The prisoner exchange demonstrated some cooperation but did not stop ongoing combat, as additional transfers are anticipated throughout the weekend while diplomatic negotiations persist despite Russia’s refusal of ceasefire calls and continuing violence.
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Russia, Ukraine Send Prisoners Home to Families
Hundreds of prisoners of war returned home Friday to emotional reunions as Russia and Ukraine carried out their largest swap since the fighting began. More exchanges are ahead over the next few days, the New York Times reports, until each side has received 1,000 freed prisoners. "We are bringing...
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