Zelenskiy confirms 'one of the largest' POW swap with Russia


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  • Wednesday, 19 Mar 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, March 19, 2025. Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa via REUTERS

(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed a prisoner of war swap with Russia on Wednesday.

Zelenskiy said on X the swap was "one of the largest" held, adding that 175 detainees had been returned from Russian captivity as well 22 more who had been brought back "through measures beyond exchanges".

(Reporting by Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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