Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners for the first time in months.
Seventy-five Russian soldiers “who were in mortal danger” have been sent back, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Friday.
In return, 75 prisoners of war were handed over to the Ukrainian armed forces.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the exchange on his Telegram channel.
Both sides also exchanged the bodies of dead soldiers. Ukraine has reportedly recovered 212 remains of its soldiers. The Russian side, in turn, received 45 bodies.
The last major prisoner exchange between the two sides took place in February. Just two days ago, Russian human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova accused the Ukrainian side of sabotaging the exchange and said Kiev was “constantly making new demands.”
