Russia and Ukraine resume exchange of prisoners of war. The exchange comes a week after Moscow accused kyiv of shooting down a transport plane with dozens of Ukrainian soldiers on board.

Both parties have overcome that exchange of accusations and announced this Wednesday a new exchange with the United Arab Emirates as mediator. The two sides have carried out 48 prisoner exchanges since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022; about 2,800 Ukrainians have returned home in total. The largest exchange took place last January, also with the mediation of the Arab Emirates: 230 Ukrainian and 248 Russian prisoners.