Russia and Ukraine, as part of the agreements reached in Istanbul, held another round of prisoners of war. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
“On July 4, in accordance with the Russian -Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, another group of Russian military personnel controlled by the Kyiv regime of the territory. A group of prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces was transferred in exchange,” the department said.
The Ministry of Defense noted that at present Russian military personnel are located in Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical care.
Earlier, on June 2, the second round of peace negotiations took place in Istanbul, which took place in the Palace of Chyragan. The parties reached an agreement on humanitarian issues, including the exchange of prisoners of war from among the wounded, seriously ill and persons under 25 years of age, as well as the transfer of more than 6 thousand bodies of the dead.
The first round of Istanbul peace negotiations between the Russian Federation and Ukraine took place on May 16 in the residence of Dolmabakhche.