Around 200 Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war were exchanged by the two countries on Wednesday. Russian Defense Ministry said that “195 Russian soldiers” had been exchanged for the same number of Ukrainian servicemen.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, for his part, welcomed the return of “207” of his fellow citizens who were detained by the Russians. This is one of the largest exchanges of prisoners since the start of the war, says Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets.