In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian servicemen released from Ukrainian captivity board a bus, amid Russia's military operation in Ukraine, at an unknown location in Belarus. On May 24, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on May 16 in Istanbul, another 307 Russian servicemen were returned. In return, 307 POWs of the Ukrainian armed forces were transferred back. A large-scale, multi-phase prisoner swap initiated by Russia is planned to continue until May 25.
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- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Belarus
- Event date: 24.05.2025
- Date published: 24.05.2025
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1810x1033px, 1.1Mb
- Job-ID: c9ed73e7c82f811b