Russia, Ukraine swap 175 prisoners of war as part of Orthodox Easter ceasefire

From Global News.

Russia and Ukraine have carried out a prisoner of war (POW) exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates, with each side swapping 175 more detainees on Saturday, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

During more than four years of war, Kyiv and Moscow have carried out regular POW exchanges. They are among the few concrete results to emerge from several rounds of U.S.-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, which remain stalled over the issue of territory.

As both Ukraine and Russia celebrate Orthodox Easter this weekend, the countries have agreed on a short, 32-hour ceasefire to mark the holiday.

Tamara Adrukh was reunited with her son, who was captured on the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion, while serving at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. "My little boy," Adrukh said, wiping away tears.

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