MOSCOW/KIEV, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Ukraine have swapped 300 prisoners of war in their latest swap mediated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday.
The released Russian soldiers are receiving medical care in Belarus and will soon return to Russia, according to the ministry.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that 150 Ukrainians had returned home from Russia as part of the swap.
Zelensky thanked the UAE for its mediation. Enditem
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