(VOVWORLD) - Russia and Ukraine have conducted a major prisoner swap. 215 Ukrainian and foreign fighters were released in exchange for more than 50 Russian prisoners, said Russia’s RIA Novosti, citing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s announcement.
This is the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since Russia launched its special military operation in Ukraine. The previous prisoner exchange was at the end of June, when Russia released 114 Ukrainian soldiers.