Russia, Ukraine Each Return 90 Prisoners of War

A still image from a video, shows what it said to be captured Russian service personnel react in a bus following the latest exchange of prisoners of war at an unknown location in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in this image taken from footage released on June 25, 2024. Russian Defense Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Russia and Ukraine each handed back 90 prisoners of war on June 24 in the latest of several periodic swaps in their 28-month-old conflict, with the United Arab Emirates overseeing the exchange as an intermediary.

The last exchange—the first in nearly four months—took place on May 31, when each side handed over 75 prisoners of war, also with the UAE acting as a go-between.