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Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each

France 24 · May 15, 2026, 3:24 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Russia and Ukraine swapped 205 prisoners of war each on Friday, part of an agreement linked to a three-day ceasefire earlier this month brokered by US President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said it was the first step in a bigger ‌prisoner of war swap, after Kyiv and Moscow

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