Ukraine, Russia swap hundreds of POWs in ‘biggest’ release of war • FRANCE 24 English
Singing their national anthem wrapped in the flag these Ukrainian soldiers celebrated their release from Russian captivity as Moscow and Kev on Wednesday announced their first major prisoner exchange since last summer 224 Ukrainian soldiers and six civilians were freed president vomir zalinski hailing their return today despite all the challenges there
Is a long awaited good news we managed to free over 200 of our people from Russian captivity Warriors and very importantly civilians we remember all ukrainians held in Russian captivity there was a long pause in the exchanges but there was no p in the negotiations regarding the exchanges on the Russian side Applause
Aboard a chartered bus as some of the 248 servicemen turned over by Ukraine prepared to repatriate the deal which Moscow says involved complex negotiations brokered by the United Arab Emirates is the largest prisoner swap since the start of Russia’s Invasion nearly 2 years ago 66 of the Ukrainian PS were
Reportedly part of the defense of marup Paul and the siege of the sprawling AZ of style steel plant there an epic three-month battle that ended with most of the city in Ruins and Russia taking some 2500 prisoners nearly two dozen of those prisoners have been subjected to show trials in Russia
That NOS have denounced as a sham and a violation of the Geneva conventions
Ukraine and Russia said Wednesday they had exchanged more than 200 captive soldiers each, in what officials have described as the biggest prisoner swap of the war so far. The two warring sides have carried out dozens of exchanges since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, but the process stalled in the latter half of last year.
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12 comments
Weird how Ukrainian pow are healthy, taken care of, feed. Meanwhile, Russian pow are abused
Hahahaha 😂
Russia is friendly.
If they can negotiate this they can negotiate peace. War is stupid…
If they can negotiate this they can negotiate peace. War. What is it good for? Absolutely nuthin'…
Zelensky will send them back to the frontline!
Why won't my very tame comment stick YT?
According to the Ukrainian government there are currently more than 4500 of Ukrainian pow in the Russian captivity. Russian authorities state that there are around 500 Russian pow in Ukraine. The proportion speaks for itself.
Ukraine needs soldiers to send back to the front. Russia needs their soldiers home.
In 2023 an estimated 6.3 million children under five died, 2.9 million of them in the WHO African Region. This is equivalent to five children under 5 years of age dying every minute. Two thirds of these deaths can be attributed to preventable causes. A third of all these deaths are in the neonatal period. 0:21
Ukraine needs and deserves all support 💛💙🙏
If cost is an issue, never forget that the cost of Putin winning this war would be far more expensive than any help given.
Putin winning anything with this war means he would try again + China would also consider invading Taiwan.
This obviously has huge implications for world peace and stability.
Zelensky never stops smoking. The moment Russia discovers his hide out,he will cry like a hyena😂😂😂😂😂