The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that it has recovered 95 Russian soldiers from Ukrainian captivity as a result of a prisoner exchange facilitated by the UAE. The Emirati news agency reported that "a sixth Emirati mediation between Russia and Ukraine has successfully led to the release of 190 prisoners, evenly divided between the two sides." Bloomberg had previously reported, citing an informed source, that Russia and Ukraine would exchange war prisoners on Wednesday in an agreement mediated by the UAE.