The latest exchange involved 538 prisoners.The war in Ukraine has been going on for three years since Russia’s invasion in 2022. Large number of prisoners have been taken on both sides.Gulf countries have stepped up throughout the war to help mediate because Russia and Ukraine both trust countries such as the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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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