In a significant diplomatic move, Ukraine and Russia successfully conducted a 25-for-25 prisoner exchange mediated by the United Arab Emirates. Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, expressed gratitude for the UAE's role in facilitating the event.

Russia's army on Wednesday announced a small exchange of captured soldiers with Kyiv in a deal mediated by the United Arab Emirates. "As a result of the negotiation process, 25 Russian servicemen were returned from territory controlled by the Kyiv regime.

Russia and Ukraine have conducted a prisoner swap, with each side freeing 150 prisoners of war in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 25 prisoners of war each after negotiations mediated by the United Arab Emirates, according to statements from both sides.

Russia and Ukraine have released 50 prisoners in a swap deal between the warring nations. Kiev has received 25 prisoners of war and civilians aged between 24 and 60, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday.

The United Arab Emirates has announced the success of mediation efforts in a new exchange of war captives between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ukraine, which included 25 Ukrainian captives and 25 Russian captives - 50 captives in total - bringing the overall number exchanged through the UAE mediation efforts to 2,

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 25 prisoners of war each in their first swap of 2025, officials from both countries announced Wednesday. Thousands of captives have been returned in similar exchanges since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022,