According to their own statements, the Ukrainian army and the Russian side exchanged a total of almost 300 prisoners. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense in Kyiv reported on Wednesday evening that 144 Ukrainian soldiers were free again. It is the largest exchange of prisoners since the beginning of the war more than four months ago. The separatist leader Denis Puschilin also spoke of 144 pro-Russian and Russian fighters who had been released from Ukrainian captivity. According to information from Kyiv, among the released Ukrainian soldiers are 95 fighters who, until a few weeks ago, were defending the hard-fought Azovstal steel works in the port city of Mariupol, which has since been conquered by the Russians. Another 43 of them are said to belong to the Azov regiment.
Ukraine – Almost 300 prisoners exchanged – Politics
