The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that today another exchange of prisoners took place within the framework of agreements with Ukraine in Istanbul, writes UNN.
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The exchange was conducted "in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul," according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
As stated, "a group of Russian servicemen was returned." "In return, a group of captured Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen was handed over," the Russian Ministry of Defense said.
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On June 19, another group of seriously wounded and seriously ill soldiers returned from Russian captivity to Ukraine.
As reported by the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kyrylo Budanov, most of them are defenders of Mariupol who spent more than three years in captivity. On June 19, Budanov stated that the next stage of the exchange was being prepared.