Ukraine to exchange 1,200 prisoners with Russia, Zelensky confirms
Zelensky, in a post on Telegram, said a list of 1,200 names was being worked on. Russian negotiators had mentioned that figure during direct talks with their Ukrainian counterparts in Istanbul on July 23, while the Ukrainians did not release a number then.
Following a meeting with Ukrainian lead negotiator Rustem Umerov,
Zelensky said the exchange would include civilians as well as soldiers.
He added that preparations for another meeting with the Russian side were proceeding, without mentioning a date.
At the end of July, Zelensky said a total of 5,857 people had been returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity since the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. An additional 555 people had been freed apart from the exchanges, he reported on social media.
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