Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners. Among the Ukrainians who returned home are defenders of Azovstal and Crimean Leniya Umerova, who was accused of espionage in the Russian Federation. Photos
On September 13, Russia and Ukraine conducted their 56th prisoner exchange, this time using the “49 to 49” formula. Mostly conscripts who were captured during the Ukrainian offensive in the Kursk region returned to the Russian Federation. Ukraine returned home soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, the National Police, the Border Service, as well as civilians.