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Posted on March 5, 2026
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners of war each on Thursday, and are set to swap another 300 each on Friday, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. This follows a series of periodic POW exchanges amid ongoing conflict without progress toward a peace deal.
MOSCOW, March 5 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine exchanged 200 prisoners of war on each side on Thursday and will swap another 300 each on Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
The two sides have periodically traded POWs and returned bodies of dead soldiers - most recently last week - despite a lack of progress towards a peace agreement to end their four-year war.
(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
A total of 500 prisoners of war are set to be exchanged over two days: 200 on Thursday and 300 on Friday.
Yes, the two sides have periodically traded prisoners of war and returned bodies of dead soldiers, even during ongoing conflict.
No significant progress has been made towards a peace agreement despite the continued prisoner exchanges.
The most recent exchange of prisoners and return of bodies occurred last week.
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