{"id":5324,"date":"2025-04-19T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-russia-to-conduct-prisoner-swap-before-easter-sky-news-reports\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T00:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T00:01:08","slug":"ukraine-russia-to-conduct-prisoner-swap-before-easter-sky-news-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/ukraine-russia-to-conduct-prisoner-swap-before-easter-sky-news-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Russia to conduct prisoner swap before Easter, Sky News reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ukraine and Russia are planning to conduct an exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) on April 19, Sky News reported on April 18, citing an undisclosed source.<\/p>\n

According to the source, the swap will reportedly involve 246 POWs<\/a> from each side, as well as 46 injured soldiers. The swap will be mediated by the United Arab Emirates, Sky News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

Russia and Ukraine have held 62 prisoner swaps throughout the full-scale war. The most recent POW exchange<\/a> between Ukraine and Russia took place on March 19, with 175 Ukrainians brought back home.<\/p>\n

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale war in 2022, Kyiv has returned 4,306 people from Russia’s captivity, including both soldiers and civilians.<\/p>\n

Ukraine does not reveal the exact figures on how many Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) are held in Russia. According to Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets<\/a>, Russia holds over 16,000 Ukrainian civilians.<\/p>\n

Ukraine floated the idea of an all-for-all prisoner exchange<\/a> already back in 2024, but Russia has not agreed to the proposal.<\/p>\n

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