Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow/Kyiv, May 6 /Xinhua/ — The Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed a new large-scale exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine. The procedure was carried out according to the 205 to 205 formula. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
As stated in the official Telegram channel of the Russian Defense Ministry, on May 6, as a result of the negotiation process, 205 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by Ukraine. In exchange, 205 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred.
It is reported that at present all Russian servicemen are on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, where they are provided with the necessary psychological and medical assistance, and also given the opportunity to contact their relatives. All released servicemen will be delivered to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in turn, reported on Telegram that 205 servicemen returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity on Tuesday. According to him, the number of released persons included representatives of almost all types and branches of the Ukrainian military. –0–