Ukraine, Russia agree to swap 40 prisoners - Russian rights official

Reuters

11 January, 2023, 04:10 pm

Last modified: 11 January, 2023, 04:12 pm

Ukraine, Russia agree to swap 40 prisoners - Russian rights official

Reuters

11 January, 2023, 04:10 pm

Last modified: 11 January, 2023, 04:12 pm

Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 24, 2022. File Photo: Reuters

Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) pose after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine November 24, 2022. File Photo: Reuters

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova said on Wednesday that Ukraine and Russia had agreed on an exchange of 40 prisoners of war after meeting her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets.

The meeting took place at a hotel in the Turkish capital Ankara on the sidelines of an international ombudsman conference.

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