Moscow and Kyiv carried out one other alternate of prisoners of battle underneath the June 2 Istanbul settlement, the Russian Defense Ministry introduced on Friday.
“On July 4, in accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul, another group of Russian military personnel was returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime,” a ministry assertion mentioned.
The repatriated Russian servicemen are actually being offered medical care and psychological help in Belarus, the ministry mentioned, with out naming the precise variety of people concerned within the swap.
The personnel would subsequently be transported to medical establishments in Russia for additional remedy and rehabilitation packages, it mentioned.
Separately, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the alternate through his Telegram channel.
“Exchanges should continue, and I thank everyone who provides this,” he mentioned.
This newest improvement comes after the settlement reached in Istanbul on June 2 set out phrases for extra exchanges of detainees and the repatriation of 1000’s of fallen troopers from either side.
The preliminary spherical of discussions performed instantly between Moscow and Kyiv occurred earlier in May, marking the primary such diplomatic engagement after practically three years of battle.
Source: www.anews.com.tr