The Ukrainian Military Intelligence Directorate reported the return of 52 detainees, including soldiers, sailors, border guards, members of the National Guard and doctors..
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since March Russia has released a total of 1,031 detainees.
“We remember all those detained in Russia and the occupied territories, and we will do everything in our power to ensure the return of every one of them,” he added in a video address.“.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukraine handed over 50 prisoners of war after talks.
Earlier in the day, Denis Pushilin, head of the Moscow-backed Donetsk region, said that a prisoner exchange process with Ukraine was underway, including 50 prisoners from each side..
Donetsk is one of four regions of Ukraine that Russia announced last month unilaterally to annex its territory.
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