Ukraine and Russia carried out their fourth prisoner change this week below agreements reached earlier this month throughout talks in Istanbul, each side stated Saturday.
“We proceed to take our folks out of Russian captivity. That is the fourth change in every week,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on social media.
Russia’s Protection Ministry stated in a press release that “one other group of Russian servicemen was returned from territory managed by the Kyiv regime,” in accordance with the agreements.
Ukraine additionally stated it had obtained one other 1,200 unidentified our bodies from Russia. Based on Kyiv, Moscow claimed the stays have been these of Ukrainian residents, together with army personnel.
Ukraine didn’t say whether or not it had returned any our bodies to Russia.
Pictures printed by Zelensky confirmed freed Ukrainian troopers draped in nationwide flags, some injured, some smiling or making cellphone calls. Others have been seen disembarking from buses and embracing individuals who got here to greet them.
Russia’s Protection Ministry launched its personal footage of uniformed males holding Russian flags, chanting “Russia,” “Glory to Russia” and “Hooray,” with some elevating their fists.
The most recent change got here as Russia intensified its offensive alongside the entrance line, significantly within the northeastern Sumy area, the place it says it’s attempting to ascertain a “buffer zone” to protect its close by Kursk area.
Zelensky claimed that Russia’s advance in Sumy had been halted and stated Ukrainian forces had retaken one village. He estimated that Russia had deployed 53,000 troops within the operation.
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