The second group of Russian troops returned from Ukraine as part of the exchange of prisoners between Moscow and Kyiv. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“In return, a group of prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was transferred. Currently, Russian military personnel are located in the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical care,” the statement said.
At the same time, the department did not specify how many military people participated in the exchange on both sides.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that on June 10, “the first stage of returning seriously wounded and wounded warriors from Russian captivity”.
The Ukrainian leader wrote about this in his Telegram channel.
Zelensky noted that the exchange of military personnel continues, which was agreed on in Istanbul.
today is the first stage of the return of our seriously wounded and wounded warriors from the Russian captivity. All of them need immediate medical care. This is an important humanitarian act, ”he said.
A large -scale exchange agreement was reached following negotiations between the delegations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine in Istanbul on June 2. The parties agreed to exchange seriously wounded military and prisoners aged 18 to 25 years, as well as transfer to each other 6 thousand bodies of soldiers who died in the war.