Russia and Ukraine they exchanged on saturday 206 prisoners of warAmong them were Russian soldiers captured by the Ukrainian army during its border raid in the Kursk region.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry in a statement, Each side exchanged 103 soldiers with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates.
“At the moment, Russian soldiers are in Belarus, where they are being offered the necessary medical and psychological assistance,” the military statement said.
They will then be transferred to Russian territory to continue their rehabilitation in the health establishments of the Armed Forces.
The last prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine took place on August 24, when the two 230 prisoners of war were exchangedcaptured in the case of Russians during the raid on the Ukrainian border in the Kursk region.
The Russian military this week launched a Counteroffensive at Kurskwhere Ukrainian troops entered on August 6, allowing them to regain control of ten towns.
Both sides estimate that thousands of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have died in the fighting in the border region in just over a month.
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin has ruled out any peace negotiations with kyiv until the expulsion of Ukrainian troops from the territory of their country.
