Another POW swap completed as 76 Ukrainians returning home

Another POW swap completed as 76 Ukrainians returning home

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Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the fifth time since start of the Russian invasion, with a total of 76 Ukrainians returning home.

This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk, Ukrinform reports.

"Today we exchanged 60 servicemen, 10 of them officers. Sixteen civilians are also returning home," the statement said.

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Vereshchuk added that this was the fifth POW exchange, and a total of 76 people have now been released in the latest effort.

As reported, on April 14, by order of President Volodymyr Zelensky, the fourth exchange of prisoners with Russia was carried out. Thirty Ukrainians were released.

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