In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on May 24, 2025, a Ukrainian prisoner of war (POW) wrapped with a national flag reacts following an exchange at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. ©Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP
Ukraine said Sunday that a planned exchange of captured soldiers would start "next week," after both sides accused each other of trying to thwart and delay the swap.
"The start of repatriation activities based on the results of the negotiations in Istanbul is scheduled for next week," the head of Ukraine's defense intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said on social media.
Ukraine and Russia on June 2 agreed to a fresh exchange of POWs. They also agreed to take back the bodies of killed soldiers.
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