KYIV: Russia and Ukraine introduced Saturday (Aug 24) they’d exchanged 115 prisoners of conflict every, simply over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
The change got here as Kyiv mounts its offensive in Kursk and as Russia eyes extra east Ukrainian cities. It additionally got here on Ukrainian Independence Day.
Each international locations thanked the United Arab Emirates, who stated it mediated the swap deal.
“One other 115 of our defenders have returned residence right this moment. These are troopers of the Nationwide Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy, the State Border Guard Service,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated.
He printed images of males wrapped in Ukrainian flags.
Kyiv had stated it had taken tons of of Russian troopers captive in its Kursk incursion launched on Aug 6.
