Kyiv, Ukraine, June 26, 2026 (AFP) - Russia, Ukraine exchange 160 captured soldiers each

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2026-06-26

Ukraine and Russia swapped 160 captured soldiers on Friday, Moscow and Kyiv said, the latest prisoner of war exchange in the four-year war. "We continue bringing Ukrainians home from Russian captivity. Today, 160 service members were released," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media. He added that "all of them had been held captive since 2022" and posted pictures of the men wrapped in Ukraine's blue-and-yellow flags, smiling......

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