Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more prisoners of war, with Moscow recovering 185 of its own soldiers and handing over an equal number of Ukrainian prisoners, the Russian Defence Ministry said on

Russia’s Defense Ministry said that Russia and Ukraine had a prisoner exchange on Thursday, each side releasing 205.

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged 185 prisoners of war each in the latest swap as part of a ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S. and mediated by UAE. This marks the second exchange under an agreement to swap 1,

Russia and Ukraine carried out a prisoner swap under a 1,000-for-1,000 deal initiated by US President Donald Trump, with humanitarian assistance from the UAE.

Russian and Ukraine announced on Tuesday they had each swapped 90 prisoners with the other side in an exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates.

A total of 185 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) returned from Russian captivity in the latest exchange, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on June 5. The 75th prisoner-of-war exchange between Kyiv and Moscow took place with the support of the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

UAE provided humanitarian assistance during exchange, Russian Defense ministry says Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, both sides confirmed, following a major exchange agreement announced by US President Donald Trump last week.

Ukraine and Russia swap 205 prisoners each in the first stage of a planned 1,000-for-1,000 exchange, mediated by the United Arab Emirates.