A Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) reacts after a swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at an unknown location in Ukraine, in this handout picture released August 24, 2024.
The Russian Defence Ministry said the 115 Russian soldiers had been captured in the Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces launched their surprise offensive into Russia two weeks ago. Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts.A freed Ukrainian prisoner of war, seen at an unknown location in Ukraine, reacts after a prisoner swap with Russia in this photo released Saturday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that the United Arab Emirates had again brokered the exchange, the 55th since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022. Last January, Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds of prisoners of war in the biggest single release.In video from a Ukrainian prison holding Russian soldiers obtained by CBC News, some troops say they were conscripted and received little training before being overrun by Ukrainian forces.
In Russia, the Defence Ministry said Saturday that air defences had shot down seven drones overnight. In the Kursk region, regional Gov. Alexei Smirnov said Saturday that three missiles were shot down overnight and another four on Saturday morning.Russian air defences shot down two more drones on Saturday morning, Russia's Defence Ministry said — one over the Kursk region and one over the Bryansk region.Ukraine marked its 33rd Independence Day Saturday as its war against Russia's aggression reaches a 30-month milestone.
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