Russia and Ukraine have held their first prisoner swap in more than three months, with each side exchanging 75 people in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed the May 31 swap in a social media post saying that 71 soldiers and four civilians were returned to Ukraine, while the Russian Defense Ministry separately announced the return of 75 Russian soldiers from Ukraine. The last exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia took place on February 8. To read the original stories by RFE/RL's Ukrainian and Russian services, click here and here.
75 Ukrainians Returned In Prisoner Exchange With Russia, Zelenskiy Says
Seventy-one soldiers and four civilians were returned to Ukraine through the swap on May 31.