Moscow reports 63 service members return to Russia following prisoner swap with Ukraine

The Russian Defence Ministry has announced that 63 Russian service members have been released by Ukraine in a prisoner swap.

“The group of released Russian service members includes ‘sensitive category’ people who were successfully swapped thanks to mediation efforts of the UAE leadership,” the ministry noted.

Member of Russian parliament Shamsail Saraliev published a video showing the released service members.

Kyiv has yet to comment on the swap.