Russia has announced that another round of prisoner exchanges with Ukraine had taken place, with 185 servicemen returning from each side.
The United Arab Emirates facilitated the prisoners of war (POWs) swap, the Russian defence ministry said in a statement on Friday.
It added that the Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus and that Russian Human Rights Commissioner Yana Lantratova is working with them.
"The released servicemen are currently in Belarus, where they are receiving psychological and medical assistance. They will then be transferred to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation," the ministry said.
Several Ukrainian top officials stated that preparations for the exchange had begun in recent weeks.
The exchange comes a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to agree to sit-down talks to end the four-year conflict.
"On June 5, 185 Russian service members were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime. In exchange, 185 Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over," Russia's defence ministry said.
Zelenskyy said some of the Ukrainian soldiers freed had been held by Russia since 2022.
"The return of our people is a constant priority for Ukraine. Every day, we are working to free every Ukrainian man and woman from captivity," he said in a post on social media.
Ukrainian officials posted photos of shaven-headed soldiers draped in Ukrainian flags embracing each other.
