Russia, Ukraine Exchange 185 Prisoners Of War Each

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
On October two, twenty twenty five, Russia and Ukraine exchanged
one hundred eighty five prisoners of war pause each in
the latest of a series of prisoner swaps. The exchange
also included twenty civilians on each side. Russia's Defense Ministry
set on telegram that were one hundred eighty five Russian

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servicemen have been returned by Ukraine, adding that twenty civilians
were also released as part of the swap. Ukrainian President
Voladimir Zelenski confirmed the exchange, posting pictures of the released
Ukrainians ramped in national flags, smiling in their heads, looking
freshly shaped alongside our defenders. Civilians are also returning home

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twenty of our people. Everyone will definitely receive all the
support they need, Zelenski set on social media. Since the
start of the full scale invasion, we have already brought
over seven thousand of our people home. He added. The
exchange was carried out as a result of agreements reached
during peace talks held in a stunt Bolt between May

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and July twenty twenty five. The last major prisoner exchange
occurred on August twenty fourth, twenty twenty five. Despite a
lack of progress in overall peace negotiations. Prisoner swaps remain
one of the few areas of cooperation between the two
countries since the full scale invasion began in twenty twenty two.

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Tens of thousands of soldiers have been killed on both
sides since Russia launched the invasion in twenty twenty two,
though neither side regularly publishes data on their own casualties.