Prisoner swap conducted with mediation from the United Arab Emirates
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Russia's Defence Ministry announced a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine. A total of 205 Russian military personnel have been returned from Ukrainian captivity. Ukraine also recovered the same number of its military personnel from Russian captivity. The United Arab Emirates provided humanitarian mediation for the conduct of the exchange.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 205 military personnel on a one-for-one basis with mediation from the UAE. The third party helped organize the return of prisoners to both countries following lengthy negotiations.
Prisoner exchanges represent one of the rare channels of humanitarian cooperation between the conflicting parties, so each such exchange signals the possibility of dialogue. For the families of military personnel, this means the return of loved ones from captivity, which remains a pressing issue amid the ongoing conflict.

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