Russia, Ukraine Conduct Exchange of Prisoner of War
In a formal statement, the MOD declared that "193 Russian servicemen have been returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime" — with an identical number of Ukrainian Armed Forces prisoners transferred in return.
The repatriated Russian soldiers are currently on Belarusian soil, where they are receiving psychological and medical care before being transported back to Russia for further treatment and rehabilitation.
The exchange is the latest in a series of recurring swaps that have taken shape since direct Russia-Ukraine negotiations resumed in May 2025. Since that diplomatic breakthrough, both nations have conducted regular transfers of prisoners as well as the remains of fallen troops.
The most significant such deal to date came immediately after talks resumed, when Moscow and Kyiv agreed to exchange up to 1,000 detainees each — an agreement executed in multiple stages within the same month.
Friday's handover follows a swap earlier this month, carried out during a temporary ceasefire observed for Orthodox Easter, in which both sides exchanged 175 service members each. That particular transfer also saw the return of seven civilians from the Kursk Region, believed to be the final hostages taken during Ukraine's cross-border incursion the previous year.
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