In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian servicemen released from Ukrainian captivity sit on a bus at the unknown location in Russia. On March 19, as a result of negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, 175 Russian servicemen were returned. In exchange, Moscow returned 175 Ukrainian POWs, as well as 22 seriously wounded prisoners of war in need of urgent medical assistance.
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- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 19.03.2025
- Date published: 19.03.2025
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1832x1080px, 1.1Mb
- Job-ID: 3feadc1fdc957b8e