Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said that 116 prisoners were freed in the trade.
A still image from video, released by Russia’s Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be captured Russian service personnel near a bus following the latest exchange of prisoners of war at an unknown location in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict.Freed Ukrainian prisoners pose following their exchange in an unknown location in Ukraine.Russian soldiers wave at a cameraman sitting in a bus after being released in a prisoners swap.
There has been no word on when Parry and Bagshaw’s bodies will be given to the British embassy to be taken home. Russian defense officials announced that dozens of troops had returned home following the trade, which included “special category” prisoners whose release had to be mediated by the United Arab Emirates, although the announcement did not include further details about the captives.
“The group of liberated Russian servicemen includes people of sensitive category, whose exchange has become possible thanks to the UAE’s mediation efforts,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. Saturday’s prisoner swap was at least the third time Russia and Ukraine have traded captives since the invasion last year. At least 108 Ukranian captives were
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