100 Ukrainian prisoners of war were freed in a prisoner exchange, with servicepeople deployed across various fronts returning to Ukraine.
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100 Ukrainian POWs were freed in a prisoner exchange on April 10.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated that 106 POWs were returned home.
We are returning 100 of our people. They are military people, sailors, border guards, national guardsmen.
The exchange included troops who held out in Mariupol and some were seriously injured.
As a result of negotiations, 106 Russian soldiers were returned from territories under Kyiv control.
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