Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners of war

Moscow said 150 Russians were released while Zelensky said 189 Ukrainians had returned home.

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The Russian defence ministry said it had swapped 150 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian troops.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy said 189 Ukrainians had returned home.

He added that those released included "defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol", the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and Snake Island.

The BBC was present as freed Ukrainians were reunited with their loved ones at a location in northern Ukraine.

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