Russia and Ukraine exchange 205 prisoners of war each, Russian military reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday swapped 205 prisoners of war each, the Russian Defence ministry said in a statement.

The ministry said that the United Arab Emirates had helped mediate the exchange and that the freed Russian prisoners were currently in Belarus receiving medical and psychological support.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)