Freed prisoners of war returned as part of major Ukraine-Russia exchange deal
Video Credit: AFP English - Duration: 00:32s - Published
Freed prisoners of war returned as part of major Ukraine-Russia exchange deal
Images shared by Ukrainian and Russian authorities show freed prisoners of war returning home during the first stage of a major prisoner swap.
The exchange was agreed at talks in Istanbul in early June, the only concrete agreement reached in the discussions.
The deal will see the return of captured soldiers as well as the repatriation of bodies of fighters killed in the three-year war.
![Iran Executes 3 Mossad 'Spies' | Over 300 Killed in 2 Months Amid War Crackdown After Trump’s Deal [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250625/1414774164-Iran-Executes-Mossad-Spies-Over-300.jpg)
![Ukraine and Russia exchange more prisoners of war under Istanbul deal [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250612/1413733980-Ukraine-and-Russia-exchange-more-prisoners-of-war.jpg)
![Ukraine and Russia commence new prisoner of war exchange [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20250609/1413420234-Ukraine-and-Russia-commence-new-prisoner-of-war.jpg)
