Prisoner swap deal finished during major Russia attack

RUSSIA and Ukraine yesterday swapped hundreds of prisoners in the third and final part of a major exchange deal.

- By Samya Kullab and Oleksii Yeroshenko

Moscow’s Defence Ministry said each side brought home 303 soldiers, after both countries had released 307 prisoners of war on Saturday, and 390 on Friday in what was the biggest swap of the war so far.

It comes after a massive Russian drone and missile attack that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens yesterday.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky earlier confirmed the mass prisoner exchange, saying on X: “303 Ukrainian defenders are home.”