According to the news released by the Russian Ministry of Defense, on June 9, local time, the first batch of Russian soldiers under the age of 25 have returned from the Ukrainian controlled area. In exchange, Russia handed over the same number of captured Ukrainian soldiers.
According to reports, the currently released Russian soldiers are temporarily staying in Belarus. They are receiving necessary psychological counseling and medical assistance. All Russian soldiers will return to Russia in the future.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media on the 9th that the Ukrainian government has officially launched a new round of prisoner-of-war exchange operations with Russia, and the first batch of released people have embarked on their way home. The exchange will be carried out in multiple stages and will continue to advance in the next few days. The exchanged personnel included wounded, seriously injured and prisoners of war under the age of 25. The process is quite complex, involving many sensitive details, and negotiations are underway almost every day.
Zelensky pointed out that Ukraine expects the agreement reached on humanitarian issues during the Istanbul negotiations to be fully implemented.
The Russian-Ukrainian delegation held a second round of direct negotiations in Istanbul, Turkey on the 2nd to peacefully resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. The two sides agreed to exchange captured seriously injured soldiers and young soldiers under the age of 25 in a "for all" way. (Reporter Xu Hongbo of the General Station)
Source | CCTV News
