📍 Location: Undisclosed Border Zone
In a major humanitarian gesture, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war each on Sunday, 24 August 2025, following mediation by the United Arab Emirates.
🔁 Key Details:
- Russia: Freed soldiers were transferred to Belarus for medical and psychological support.
- Ukraine: Returnees included journalist Dmytro Khyliuk and former Kherson mayor Volodymyr Mykolayenko, both held since 2022.
- Civilians: Ukraine also returned 8 Russian civilians from the Kursk region.
💬 Zelensky’s Statement:
🧠 Strategic Context:
- This marks one of the few areas of cooperation between the two nations since the war began in 2022.
- The swap follows three rounds of peace talks in Istanbul earlier this year.
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