Ukraine, Russia Begin 500-for-500 POW Exchange, First 200 Ukrainians Return Home

Tamara Ceaikovski

Ukraine and Russia began a major prisoner-of-war exchange on Thursday, with 200 Ukrainian servicemen returning home as part of a planned 500-for-500 swap between the two sides. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the return of the Ukrainian prisoners in a social media post, saying their release brought relief to hundreds of families. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . “Today, 200 Ukrainian families received the message they had been waiting for