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Ukraine and Russia conducted the largest prisoner exchange since 2014, with 390 Ukrainian POWs released in the first stage of a '1000-for-1000' exchange agreement.

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390 Ukrainian prisoners had been exchanged as part of the first stage of the swap.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The exchange will see 1,000 POWs from both sides return home.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

390 Ukrainian citizens have returned home as part of the first stage of the 1000-for-1000 prisoner exchange

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The lists were formed based on a single criterion — to save lives

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Exchanges will continue in the coming days in accordance with the agreements reached in Istanbul

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:27:21.926Z

Source story: ukraine-war-latest-81