Russia and Ukraine exchange a total of 150 prisoners of war in UAE-brokered deal
Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 75 prisoners of war in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Defence Ministry announced on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange in a post on Telegram. “Another 75 of our people have returned to Ukraine. Soldiers of the AFU, the National Guard, border guards, and four civilians — all of them are already back in their homeland,” Zelensky wrote.