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Russia, Ukraine hold 2nd round of war prisoners exchange

 Published: 11:20, 25 May 2025

Russia, Ukraine hold 2nd round of war prisoners exchange

The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that Moscow and Kyiv had exchanged 307 servicemen each in the second round of a large-scale swap carried out under the terms of an agreement reached in Istanbul last week.

"On May 24, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, another 307 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime," the ministry said in a statement.

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