New prisoner exchange: Ukraine returns seriously wounded and military personnel under 25

This exchange will continue in several stages over the coming days.

Another exchange took place , within the framework of which, in particular, seriously wounded and those under 25 years of age are being returned to Ukraine.

As noted in a message on the Telegram channel of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainians are returning home from Russian captivity.

“The exchange began today and will continue in several stages over the coming days,” he said.

The head of state reported that among the categories of those who are being returned now are the wounded and seriously wounded, as well as those under 25 years of age.

“The process is quite complex, there are many sensitive details, negotiations continue practically every day,” Zelensky noted.

He added that we expect that the agreements on humanitarian issues reached during the meeting in Istanbul will be fully implemented.

“We are doing our utmost to bring everyone back. We are working for this at all levels. We must bring home everyone who is in captivity. Thank you to everyone who is helping,” the president noted.

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Russia Accuses Ukraine of Failing Prisoner and Body Exchange – What’s Known

As UNIAN reported, on May 25, the third stage of the prisoner exchange in the “1000 for 1000” format took place between Ukraine and Russia, which the parties agreed on during the talks in Istanbul. 303 Ukrainians returned from captivity.

On June 7, Russia accused Ukraine of disrupting the exchange of bodies and prisoners. The head of the Russian delegation at the talks in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky, said that on June 6, “the first batch of frozen bodies of Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, 1,212 in number, had already arrived in refrigerated trucks in the exchange area.” The Russian official insisted that the Ukrainian side had unexpectedly postponed the exchange “for an indefinite period.”

Ukraine responded to these statements by Russia , noting that they do not correspond to reality and previous agreements.

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