Russia, Ukraine exchange prisoners
(VOVWORLD) - 115 servicemen captured in the Kursk region by Ukraine were returned home on Saturday and 115 Ukrainian servicemen were handed over in return as a result of the negotiating process, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday
 Ukrainian soldiers (Photo: Reuters) |
The United Arab Emirates provided intermediary efforts during the return of Russian servicemen from captivity, the ministry added.
The prisoner swap came just two weeks after the Ukrainian army launched a surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk province after months of secret preparations.
Confirming its role in facilitating the exchange, the UAE foreign ministry said that the total number of captives exchanged through its mediation efforts now stood at 1,788. It is the seventh such exchange the UAE has mediated since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started in 2022.