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Ukraine brings home 189 POWs in swap with Russia
Ukraine and Russia carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) on Monday, with Kyiv bringing home 189 former captives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Landmark Prisoner Swap Between Russia and Ukraine Mediated by UAE
Russia and Ukraine have conducted a significant prisoner swap, exchanging hundreds of captives, with UAE mediation. Ukraine's President Zelenskyy announced the release of 189 Ukrainians, including military personnel.
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Russia and Ukraine release over 150 soldiers each in prisoner swap deal
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 189 Ukrainian prisoners were freed from captivity as part of a deal reached with Russia, which released 150 of its soldiers.
Hundreds of soldiers freed in the latest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war in the latest such swap that released hundreds of captives and was brokered with
Ukraine brings back 189 people from Russian captivity in prisoner swap
The Ukrainian Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (POWs) called it one of the largest prisoner exchanges since the start of the full-scale war in 2022.
Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war
Russian soldiers sit in a bus after being released in a prisoners swap between Russia and Ukraine, at an unspecified location in Belarus, Dec 30th 2024
Exchange of prisoners of war with Russia: Ukraine brings back 189 of its citizens – photos, video
Ukraine has brought back 189 of its defenders as a result of a new PoW exchange on Monday, 30 December. Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram; Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War Quote: "The release of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for each of us.

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