The two countries have conducted a swap involving 195 soldiers, one week after Kiev’s forces allegedly downed a plane carrying 65 of their compatriots
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with his trusted representatives for the upcoming 2024 Russian presidential election at Gostiny Dvor, in Moscow, Russia. © Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev
Moscow will continue to exchange POWs with Ukraine despite last week’s incident which saw Kiev’s forces shoot down a Russian aircraft carrying Ukrainian soldiers for a prisoner swap, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
All 65 Ukrainian servicemen on board the Russian Il-76 military transport plane were killed in the crash last Wednesday, as well as the plane’s crew and three Russian military personnel.
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