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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer

Russia and Ukraine exchange PoWs after plane crash prevented last swap

A photograph published on the official Instagram account of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, shows one of the prisoners released by Russia
A photograph published on the official Instagram account of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, shows one of the prisoners released by Russia. Photograph: Instagram/AFP/Getty Images

Russia and Ukraine have conducted a major prisoner-of-war exchange a week after a previous swap was prevented when a Russian Il-76 transport plane was shot down and exploded near the border between the two countries.

Both sides said about 200 prisoners each had been exchanged on Wednesday, although they disagreed about the exact figures.

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