Key facts
- Russia and Ukraine exchanged 270 prisoners of war each.
- Freed Russian servicemen were in Belarus and were to be transported to Russia after receiving psychological and medical assistance.
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 270 prisoners of war each, Russian state news agencies reported on Friday, citing the Defence Ministry. The ministry stated that the freed Russian servicemen were in Belarus and would be transported to Russia after receiving psychological and medical assistance. Thousands of prisoners have been exchanged since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, representing one of the few areas where Moscow and Kyiv have maintained intermittent contact.