Russia and Ukraine carried out an exchange of prisoners of war on Monday involving POWs under the age of 25 and others who had been severely wounded, the start of what could become the biggest swap of the war so far.

Ukraine has brought home another group of soldiers released from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 19.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war under the age of 25 on Monday in emotional homecoming scenes, the first step in a series of planned prisoner swaps that could become the biggest of the war so far.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged captured soldiers on Friday in the latest prisoner swap agreed during peace talks in Istanbul, offering a rare sign of cooperation despite stalled negotiations and continued fighting.

Both sides said it would be the biggest exchange once completed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war on Thursday, officials from both countries said, the latest round of swaps under an agreement struck in Istanbul.

Ukraine and Russia carried out another exchange of prisoners of war as agreed in the 2 June Istanbul talks. Kyiv has not revealed how many Ukrainian defenders have been exchanged at each stage, saying only that the Thursday swap focused on severely wounded soldiers.

Russia and Ukraine said they exchanged an unspecified number of sick and wounded prisoners of war on Tuesday under an agreement reached at peace talks last week in Turkey. The handover took place after an initial swap of prisoners under the age of 25 was conducted on Monday.

Ukraine and Russia have held a new stage of a major prisoner exchange. Today, on June 20, wounded and severely ill Ukrainian defenders returned home, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War have released footage of the latest prisoner exchange. Source: SSU; Coordination Headquarters Quote from the SSU: "Today’s exchange is the result of the work of the Joint Centre for Coordination of the Search and Release of Prisoners of