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Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each
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Posted on May 6, 2025
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Posted on May 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners each in a UAE-mediated swap, marking the fifth such exchange this year amid ongoing conflict.
(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, both sides said on Tuesday.
"Today, Ukraine has brought back 205 warriors," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wrote on the Telegram app, thanking the UAE for their help.
Russia's human rights ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova thanked Russia's defence ministry and other agencies involved.
"For many families, today has become a celebration of reunification - anxiety and uncertainty have given way to the joy of a loved one returning home," she said.
Ukraine's prisoners of war affairs organisation said the returned prisoners consisted of 202 enlisted men and three officers from various parts of the military and national guard.
It said today's swap was the fifth this year and the 64th of the entire war, which has run for more than 38 months.
(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa, Max Hunder and Filipp Lebedev; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
The main topic is the exchange of 205 prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by the UAE.
The United Arab Emirates mediated the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine.
This is the fifth prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine this year.
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