Russia and Ukraine exchange more than 100 prisoners of war each
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on August 24, 2024, Ukrainian prisoners of war are wrapped in national flags after a prisoners exchange at an undisclosed location in Ukraine
RUSSIA and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kiev marked its Independence Day.
Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts, many of whom were taken prisoner in the first months of Russia’s invasion.
Among them are nearly 50 soldiers captured by Russian forces from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
