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Russia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
More Russian POWs brought back from Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine exchanged more prisoners of war on Friday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. A similar swap was carried out the previous day. The ministry's statement did not specify the number of troops returned by each side but did contain footage of more than a dozen Russian soldiers boarding a bus. Both exchanges were conducted based on an agreement that Moscow and Kiev reached during their direct talks in Istanbul earlier this month, the ministry noted. In both cases, the Russian soldiers were transported to Belarus, where the ministry said they were offered psychological and medical care before being returned to Russia for rehabilitation. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky also reported the exchange while likewise declining to provide any numbers. The humanitarian exchanges since the June 2 negotiations have also included repatriation of the remains of slain soldiers. Russia has returned the remains of over 6,000 Ukrainian soldiers and received 57 in return.
NHK
2 days ago
- Politics
- NHK
Putin pressures Ukraine to accept memorandum for peace treaty
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has pressured Ukraine to promptly accept Moscow's memorandum on a potential peace treaty. Putin spoke to media representatives in St. Petersburg on Thursday. He referred to the direct negotiations with Ukraine that took place in May and June in Istanbul. Putin said: "If they don't reach an agreement, the situation may change for the worse for them. There is no need to drag it out." The two countries exchanged memorandums during the negotiations. Russia is seeking the complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the four regions in Ukraine's east and south that Moscow claims it annexed. Russia is also calling for Ukraine's neutrality. Ukraine has dismissed the proposals, saying Russia only repeated its previous assertions. Russia's defense ministry said on Thursday that Russian troops had "liberated" a village in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. Russia forces have repeatedly launched large-scale drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, while trying to expand the areas under their control in Ukraine's east and south.
Saba Yemen
2 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Russian Defense Ministry Announces Control of Two Towns in Eastern Ukraine
Moscow - Saba: The Russian Defense Ministry announced that its forces on Thursday captured two new towns east of Kyiv, eliminating 850 Ukrainian soldiers, while its air defenses shot down 236 drones. The ministry stated in a statement that units from the Northern Group of Forces advanced deep into Ukrainian defenses and took control of the town of Novonikolaivka in Sumy Oblast, while units from the Western Group of Forces took control of the town of Dolgenkoye in Kharkiv Oblast. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Ukraine POWs return home after a new exchange
Many were suffering from injuries and prolonged detention, according to Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV). The exchange was confirmed by Russia's defense ministry, which released a video of Russian servicemen at an exchange area in Belarus after being released in the prisoner swap.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Russia, Ukraine say new POW exchange completed
Russia and Ukraine said Thursday that they had completed another exchange of captured soldiers, part of a deal reached earlier in June at peace talks in Istanbul. During the talks, the first direct negotiations between the sides in three years, both countries agreed to free more than 1,000 prisoners of war from each side -- all wounded, ill or under 25 years old. But neither side said how many soldiers had been freed in Thursday's exchange, the latest in several swaps since the June 2 talks. 'Our people are returning home from Russian captivity,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media. The Ukrainian government agency overseeing the exchanges said it involved 'seriously ill and wounded' soldiers. Most of the Ukrainians had been captured in the first months of Russia's 2022 invasion and had developed 'serious medical conditions and illnesses' including dystrophy, ulcers, vision problems, musculoskeletal disorders and cardiovascular diseases, Ukraine said. Russia's defense ministry confirmed the exchange, posting pictures of soldiers draped in Russian flags cheering and waving. Zelenskyy posted similar photos of freed Ukrainian soldiers, crying, smiling and calling loved ones after being swapped. Moscow has rejected Ukrainian calls for an unconditional ceasefire at the talks, demanding instead that Kyiv cede more territory and renounce Western military support as a precondition for peace.
