Russia, Ukraine swap 103 POWs each, Interfax says


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  • Saturday, 14 Sep 2024

A still image from a video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows what it said to be Russian service personnel captured by Ukrainian troops during an incursion into the Kursk region, following the latest exchange of prisoners in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict at an unknown location, in this picture taken from footage published September 14, 2024. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine have exchanged prisoners of war, with each side releasing 103 people, the Interfax news agency cited Russia's defence ministry as saying on Saturday.

The ministry said the Russian soldiers exchanged on Saturday had been taken prisoner in Russia's Kursk region. Ukrainian forces captured territory there last month in their first major incursion into Russia.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Peter Graff)

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