Russia and Ukraine carried out another prisoner exchange on June 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.
“Today, soldiers from our army, the National Guard, and the border service are back home,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram. “All of them require medical treatment, and they will receive the care they need. This is the second stage in the return of severely wounded and seriously ill servicemen.”
Russia’s Defense Ministry also confirmed that the exchange had taken place.
Neither country disclosed how many prisoners were transferred.
A large-scale exchange, agreed upon by Russian and Ukrainian delegations during talks in Istanbul, began on June 9, when the two sides exchanged prisoners of war under the age of 25. On June 10, they exchanged wounded soldiers who had been taken captive. On June 11, Ukraine received the bodies of 1,212 fallen servicemen, while Russia received the bodies of 27.