Russia, Ukraine Announce Plan for 500-for-500 Prisoner Swap

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Russia and Ukraine will carry out a prisoner exchange of 500 soldiers each on March 5-6 as part of the Geneva agreements, according to Vladimir Medinsky, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Earlier on March 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the return of 200 Russian servicemen from Ukrainian captivity. An equal number of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) returned to the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime.