(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners-of-war (POWs) on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said, and Russia handed over the bodies of 1,200 dead Ukrainian soldiers to Kyiv.

A Ukrainian serviceman Alexander, 45, hugs his wife Elena, 39, after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025.

Both Russia, Ukraine confirm exchange of war prisoners without specifying number of swapped troops - Anadolu Ajansı ...

The bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers have been returned from Russia, Kyiv says, as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between the warring countries. In return Russia received 27 bodies, Moscow's ...

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 ...

LONDON - Eleven jailed Russian dissidents have written to world leaders appealing for a mass release of Russian political ...

Prisoner swops were agreed at peace talks in Turkey earlier this month. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war as part of an ongoing agreement that has seen busloads of prisoners-of-war ...

After the exchange of prisoners was agreed, the return of 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers and the exchange of sick ...

Russia and Ukraine carried out another prisoner exchange on Friday, following agreements reached during their most recent ...

A Ukrainian serviceman Alexander, 45, hugs his wife Elena, 39, after returning from captivity during a POWs exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Friday, May 23, 2025.

Kyiv and Moscow agreed in Istanbul last week to the exchange of 1,000 prisoners from each side in their first direct peace talks since the early weeks of Russia's 2022 invasion ...