Russia, Ukraine swap 185 POWs each


FE Team | Published: June 05, 2026 23:06:26


Russia, Ukraine swap 185 POWs each


MOSCOW, June 5 (AFP): Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war on Friday, the Russian defence ministry said, in one of the few areas of cooperation between the warring sides.
"On June 5, 185 Russian service members were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In exchange, 185 Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over," the ministry was quoted as saying by the state RIA news agency.

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