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Russia and Ukraine complete second round of ongoing prisoner swap
- On June 10, 2025, Russia and Ukraine conducted a transfer of an unquantified group of prisoners of war who were ill or injured, following a deal reached during peace negotiations held last week in Istanbul.
- Following discussions in Istanbul, both parties consented to free injured military personnel, prisoners of war under the age of 25, and to exchange the remains of 6,000 soldiers from each side.
- Russia's Defense Ministry stated that its freed soldiers were receiving medical care in Belarus before returning home, while Ukraine confirmed the release included injured defenders of Mariupol with severe injuries.
- Ukrainian President Zelensky said the exchange marked the return of injured warriors, called it 'an important humanitarian act,' and pledged further exchanges would continue.
- Tensions remain due to mutual accusations over the return of fallen soldiers' bodies, but prisoner exchanges continue as the main tangible result of ongoing stalled peace talks.
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Ukraine and Russia carry out a new exchange of prisoners of war
Ukrainians beg for news of missing soldiers
Amid the screaming sirens of ambulances bringing Ukrainian prisoners back from Russia on Thursday, Yana Nepotribna struggled to make her voice heard as she yelled out to her husband. Denys Nepotribna could not hear his tearful 26-year-old wife in the din. And he was among the soldiers surprised to see the woman climb onto a two metre (6.5 feet) high wall to get a better view. Nepotribna fell into the arms of her husband and the other former pris…
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Ukrainians beg for news of missing soldiers as prisoners return
Amid the screaming sirens of ambulances bringing Ukrainian prisoners back from Russia on Thursday, Yana Nepotribna struggled to make her voice heard as she yelled out to her husband.
Live, War in Ukraine: Kiev Calls on Moscow Not to Delay the Exchange of Prisoners Agreed in Istanbul
After a new exchange of prisoners of war, the number of which was not specified on Thursday, Ukraine expressed its hope that Russia would be ready to comply with the framework of the agreement concluded in Turkey.
The crowd rises in unison with the sound of the sirens of the ambulances who bring the liberated soldiers back to Ukraine.
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