Ukraine exchanges prisoners with Russia, 14 people coming home
Fourteen Ukrainians including a pregnant soldier have been freed in the latest prisoner exchange with Russian forces. "Today, we carried out a new exchange of prisoners. Fourteen of ours are coming home, seven military and seven civilians. One of the military women is five months pregnant," Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Telegram.
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- Published Date: 06:45 | 30 April 2022
- Modified Date: 06:53 | 30 April 2022
Ukraine carried out a prisoner exchange with Russia on Saturday, with seven soldiers and seven civilians coming home, deputy prime minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in a online posting.
One of the soldiers was a woman who is five months' pregnant, she added. She did not say how many Russians had been transferred.
The two nations have swapped prisoners several times during the conflict that began with Russia's invasion on Feb. 24, and on Thursday Ukraine said Russia had handed over 33 soldiers.
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