politics
April 25, 2026
IN BRIEF: Russia, Ukraine hold new POW exchange under '193 for 193' formula
All the Russian servicemen will be brought to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at medical institutions of the Russian Defense Ministry
TL;DR
- Russia returned 193 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity in exchange for 193 Ukrainian POWs on April 24.
- The exchanged Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus receiving psychological and medical assistance.
- All Russian servicemen will be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation.
- Previous exchanges include 175 POWs each on April 11, and swaps under the '500 for 500' formula on March 5-6, involving 200 and 300 servicemen respectively.
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