Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war, in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, both sides reported on Tuesday (6).
“Today, Ukraine brought back 205 fighters,” wrote Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on social network X, thanking the United Arab Emirates for help.
Our People Are Free. Our People are home.
Today, Ukraine Has Brought Back 205 Warriors. Young and Older Men from Almost All Types and Branches of the Armed Forces. Defenders of Mariupol and the Entire Front Line.
They have Been Scattered Across Many Russian Regions, imprissored… pic.twitter.com/ww8cj981mg
– Volodymyr Zelensky / володимир зеленсььий (@zelenskyua) May 6, 2025
Russian Human Rights Ombudsman, Tatiana Moskalkova, thanked the Russian Ministry of Defense and other agencies involved.
“For many families, today has become a celebration of reunification – anxiety and uncertainty have given way to the joy of a loved one returning home,” she said.
The Ukrainian Organization for Prisoner Affairs reported that the returned prisoners consisted of 202 soldiers and three officers from various parts of the Armed Forces and the National Guard.
She stated that the exchange on Tuesday (6) was the fifth this year and the 64th of the entire war, which has lasted more than 38 months.
This content was originally published in Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners of war on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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