MOSCOW: Ukraine and Russia each swapped around 95 prisoners of war on Friday in a deal completed with the help of the UAE acting as mediator, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
In a statement via social media, the ministry said that the returning Russian troops were undergoing medical checks in Belarus. However, Ukrainian authorities did not issue any statement over the matter.
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According to Reuters news agency, a private Russian organization which says it looks after the interests of prisoners of war has issued a list of returnees and stated that most of those being brought home were captured in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops staged an incursion in August.
However, Ukrainian authorities gave no immediate confirmation of the swap of prisoner. The last swap — involving around 103 prisoners from both countries — took place in September.
