Since the start of Russia's invasion, Ukraine has managed to bring home more than 5,000 people from captivity. Preparations for the next operations are already underway, according to Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,

Russia said that 246 Russian service members were returned from territory controlled by Kyiv, and that 31 wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war were transferred in exchange for 15 wounded Russian soldiers in need of urgent medical care.

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