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Ukraine brings home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity, Zelenskiy says

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FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Jonathan Ernst Reuters

KYIV - Ukraine has brought home 205 service personnel from Russian captivity in the first stage of a bigger prisoner of war swap, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to swap 1000 POWs each as part of a three-day ceasefire, which was brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

(Reporting by Olena Harmash;Editing by Alison Williams)

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 1:58 AM.

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