(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.

A new prisoner of war (POW) exchange with Russia has taken place ... captivity since 2022," Zelensky said in a statement.

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

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