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The Guardian - AU
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Samantha Lock

Prisoner swap with Russia sees 108 Ukrainian women released

Ukrainian women released during a prisoner exchange with Russia on 17 October.
Ukrainian women released during a prisoner exchange with Russia on 17 October. Photograph: Andrii Yermak Ukrainian Presidential Administration Head/EPA

A prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine saw more than 100 Ukrainian women walk free on Monday, including dozens who were captured during the Azovstal steelworks siege in Mariupol in May.

A total of 218 detainees, including 108 Ukrainian women and 110 Russians, were involved in the exchange, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his latest national address.

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