Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners of war for the fifth time on Thursday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Telegram that the swap included members of the Ukrainian army, the national guard and border troops.

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War have released footage of the latest prisoner exchange. Source: SSU; Coordination Headquarters Quote from the SSU: "Today’s exchange is the result of the work of the Joint Centre for Coordination of the Search and Release of Prisoners of

The Ukrainian POWs exchanged on Thursday were sick or injured, according to Kyiv's coordinating council for POWs. The Russian POWs would also be sent for treatment and rehabilitation, Moscow's defence ministry said.

Russia and Ukraine have carried out another exchange of prisoners of war, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, citing a statement from Russia's Defence Ministry.

Ukraine has brought home another group of soldiers released from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on June 19.

Since then, Russia and Ukraine have swapped dozens of prisoners of war, focusing on under-25s and the severely wounded and sick. There are hopes they could build into some of the biggest exchanges in the war that was triggered by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Both sides said it would be the biggest exchange once completed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia and Ukraine said they exchanged an unspecified number of sick and wounded prisoners of war on Tuesday under an agreement reached at peace talks last week in Turkey. The handover took place after an initial swap of prisoners under the age of 25 was conducted on Monday.