Prisoner Exchange Between Russia and Ukraine Mediated by the UAE

The Russian news agency reported today, Friday, that "Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war, with each side handing over 75 prisoners to the other as part of an agreement mediated by the UAE." The news platform "R.B.S" quoted Deputy Shamsail Saraliev as saying that "Ukraine handed over the bodies of 45 soldiers to Russia as part of the exchange deal." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that "75 Ukrainian prisoners of war returned home today, Friday, from Russia as part of the exchange process." Zelensky added that "the exchange process, which also saw 75 Russian prisoners of war return to their country, included four Ukrainian civilians, while the rest belonged to the armed forces, national guard, and border guard."