Facilitated By The UAE, Russia And Ukraine Exchange Third War Brawls

JAKARTA - Russia and Ukraine have each exchanged 95 prisoners of war, which is the latest exchange after the United Arab Emirates acted as intermediaries, Russia's Defense Ministry and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.

As reported by Reuters on Wednesday, July 17, Russia's Ministry of Defense, in a statement on the Telegram messaging app, said Russian troops returning would be flown to Moscow for medical examination and physical and psychological rehabilitation.

It was explained that the troops who were released faced a "dead danger" in Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said Ukrainian prisoners who were released were members of the Ukrainian armed forces, national guards, and border guard services.

Zelenskiy thanked the United Arab Emirates for its assistance in facilitating the exchange.

The prisoner exchange is the third in seven weeks.

In the last exchange that took place in June and was also facilitated by the UAE, Russia and Ukraine each handed back 90 prisoners.