An Il-76MD aircraft carrying Russian soldiers who returned home as…
An Il-76MD aircraft carrying Russian soldiers who returned home as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange with Ukraine landed in the Moscow region on Friday, June 26. The plane carrying the soldiers returned from captivity landed in the Moscow region.
Consensus
- Russian military personnel were returned from Ukrainian captivity in a prisoner exchange
- The exchange took place on June 26, 2024
- The exchange was conducted according to a '160 for 160' formula
- The personnel were met by Russia's human rights commissioner, Yana Lantaratova
- Medical and psychological support was provided to the returned personnel
- The personnel were initially taken to Belarus before being flown to Russia
Points of divergence
- The exchange was conducted according to a '185 for 185' formula, as reported by the Ministry of Defense on June 5 — vm
- The exchange was conducted according to a '185 for 185' formula, as reported by the Ministry of Defense on June 5 — m24
- The previous exchange took place on May 15, 2024, with 205 Russian soldiers returned — vm
- The previous exchange took place on May 15, 2024, with 205 Russian soldiers returned — m24
- The exchange took place on June 26, 2024, with 160 Russian soldiers returned — vesti
- The exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates — vm
- The exchange was mediated by the United Arab Emirates — m24
Coverage (3 sources)
- Aircraft carrying Russian soldiers returned from Ukrainian captivity landed in the Moscow region — Вечерняя Москва
- Plane carrying Russian soldiers returned from captivity landed in the Moscow region — Вести
- Russia Returns 185 Soldiers from Ukrainian Hostages — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- Moscow Oblast
- Ministry of Defense
- Ukraine
- Yana Lantaratova
- Moscow
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- VS
- Ilya Pitalev
- RIA Novosti
- Belarus
- Dmitry Lubinets
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