Saraliev reported on a new prisoner exchange with Ukraine
146 Russian soldiers and eight residents of the Kursk region have been returned to Russia as part of an exchange with Ukraine, said State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev.
As "Kavkazsky Uzel" wrote, in May Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners in three stages according to the formula "1000 for 1000" in accordance with the agreements reached as part of the Istanbul negotiations. In June, the exchange of prisoners of war with Ukraine continued in accordance with the agreements reached on June 2 in Istanbul; it was reported that groups of servicemen would return on June 12, 15, and 19. State Duma deputy from Chechnya Shamsail Saraliev has been negotiating the return of prisoners for more than three years. In July, Saraliev announced the return of a new group of soldiers from Ukrainian captivity. Among those exchanged was a resident of Vladikavkaz. On August 14, an exchange took place according to the formula 84 for 84.
On June 2, the second round of negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine took place in Istanbul. The parties agreed to exchange seriously ill prisoners of war and prisoners of war under the age of 25 according to the formula "all for all".
The exchange of prisoners of war between Russia and Ukraine took place today, a State Duma deputy, a representative of the Parliamentary Coordination Group on the issues of the SVO, reported on his Telegram channel. "146 Russian soldiers are returning to Russia from Ukrainian captivity. To Ukraine - 146. In addition, eight civilians from the Kursk region, illegally held in Ukraine, will return to Russia," he wrote.
Currently, Russian servicemen are in Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance, the Defense Ministry reported. "All Russian servicemen will be delivered to the Russian Federation for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The United Arab Emirates provided humanitarian mediation efforts during the return of Russian servicemen from captivity," the department reported.
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