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Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Brings Home 103 POWs from Russia

A Russian soldier stands next to a damaged Ukrainian military vehicle in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region (The AP)
A Russian soldier stands next to a damaged Ukrainian military vehicle in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region (The AP)
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Zelenskiy Says Ukraine Brings Home 103 POWs from Russia

A Russian soldier stands next to a damaged Ukrainian military vehicle in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region (The AP)
A Russian soldier stands next to a damaged Ukrainian military vehicle in the Russian-Ukrainian border area in the Kursk region (The AP)

Ukraine brought home on Saturday 103 servicemen from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said, announcing the second swap between Moscow and Kyiv in two days.

The Russian troops freed in Saturday's swap were captured during Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region, which began on 6 August, according to the Russian defense ministry.

There was no immediate confirmation from the Ukrainian side.

"As a result of the negotiation process, 103 Russian servicemen captured in the Kursk region were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime," the Russian defense ministry said.

"In return, 103 Ukrainian army prisoners of war were handed over."

"At present, all Russian servicemen are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are being provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance, as well as an opportunity to contact their relatives," the ministry added.

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FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses a press conference on the Marburg virus outbreak at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses a press conference on the Marburg virus outbreak at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses a press conference on the Marburg virus outbreak at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, October 20, 2024. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo

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