(VOVWORLD) - Ukraine said on Friday that it had exchanged a number of captured soldiers with Russia in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners. (Illustration: Reuters)
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After intense negotiations, both sides managed to reach an agreement on the exchange of prisoners near the village of Posad-Pokrovskoye, where four Russian military personnel were exchanged for five Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.
On Thursday, Ukraine announced the swap of prisoners, the fourth exchange since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24.