Russia and Ukraine exchanged 230 prisoners of conflict on Saturday, weeks after Ukraine launched a Cross-border attacks Getting into the Kursk area of Russia.
The Russians launched on Saturday had been captured in Kursk, Russia’s state information company quoted the nation’s Protection Ministry as saying.
Ukraine’s Protection Ministry mentioned 115 troopers had returned “from territory managed by the Kiev regime”, whereas Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned “at present one other 115 of our defenders have returned residence”.
It was the primary such alternate since Ukraine first invaded Russia on August 6.
Kiev says one of many objectives of the Kursk offensive is to seize Russian troopers in alternate for Ukrainian prisoners of conflict. Ukraine claims management of greater than 1,000 sq. kilometers of the Kursk area.
The United Arab Emirates reportedly mediated the alternate.
Individually, Ukraine mentioned on Saturday it had launched an assault on a Russian ammunition depot in Russia’s southern Voronezh area. Kiev additionally reported {that a} Russian assault on the jap city of Kostyannivka killed 5 folks.
President Zelensky mentioned the returning Ukrainian troopers had been members of the Nationwide Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy and the Border Guard.
“We keep in mind everybody. We’re trying and doing every little thing we are able to to get everybody again,” he mentioned.
“This brings us nearer to the discharge of our troops and civilians from Russian imprisonment. Thanks to our groups and companions, and thanks to the UAE for permitting our folks to return residence,” he mentioned.
Zelensky mentioned the Kursk operation had different objectives in addition to capturing Russian troopers, however he couldn’t disclose them.
Ukraine’s president mentioned the operation was a preventive strike geared toward stopping a Russian assault on the Ukrainian metropolis of Sumy.
He added that Ukraine will do every little thing it may possibly to drive Russian President Vladimir Putin to finish the conflict via diplomatic means.
