Prisoner Swap: Russia, Ukraine Trade Scores Of POWs In Latest Exchange

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Russia and Ukraine say they have exchanged scores of prisoners of war, the latest swap in more than a year of fighting.

Russia’s defense ministry said 90 Russian prisoners of war had returned from Ukraine in the latest exchange.

Kyiv said 130 Ukrainian service personnel had been released from Russian custody.

Head of the Ukrainian presidential staff, Andriy Yermak, said 87 of the Ukrainians had taken part in the defense of the southeastern city of Mariupol before its capture by Russia.