Russia and Ukraine swap 103 prisoners each
Russia and Ukraine conducted a prisoner exchange on August 19, 2024, under the '103 for 103' formula, resulting in the return of 103 Russian military personnel, including 31 wounded, to Russia via Belarus. Ukrainian officials confirmed the release of 103 Ukrainian service members from Russian captivity.
Consensus
- The exchange took place on August 19, 2023.
- The exchange followed the '103 on 103' formula.
- Russia returned 103 Ukrainian military personnel to Ukraine.
- Ukraine returned 103 Russian military personnel to Russia.
- Among the returned Russian personnel were 31 wounded soldiers.
- The returned Russian soldiers are currently in Belarus.
- Medical and psychological assistance is being provided to the returned soldiers.
- The soldiers will be transported to Russia for rehabilitation.
- Yana Latratova, Russia's human rights commissioner, met with her Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitry Lubintsev, during the exchange.
- The two sides exchanged lists of missing persons and discussed documentation issues.
- The sides agreed to a future humanitarian action involving the delivery of care packages.
- Letters from family members were exchanged for prisoners still in captivity.
Points of divergence
- Russia received assistance from the UAE in facilitating the exchange. — riamo
- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky confirmed that 103 Ukrainian military personnel, including soldiers, border guards, and national guard members, were released from Russian captivity. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The exchange included the return of two fighters from the Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). — tg_MID_Russia
Coverage (14 sources)
- Lantratova thanked Belarus and the Russian Ministry of Defense for assistance in the exchange of wounded — Вести
- Lantratova reported on return from captivity of two fighters from DNR — Вести
- Our soldiers return from Ukrainian captivity to Motherland — МИД России
- Vladimir Zelenskyy confirmed exchange of prisoners of war According to him, 103 people returned from Russian captivity - this is military... — Радио Свобода
- Russia and Ukraine conducted prisoner exchange on the formula '103 for 103' — РИАМО
- Lantratova assessed conditions of detention for 618 Ukrainian prisoners of war — Вести
- Lantratova and Lubinets held a meeting on the Belarus border during prisoner exchange — Коммерсантъ
- Ministry of Defense showed video of Russian soldiers returning from Ukrainian captivity — Вести
- Lantratova stated that among 103 Russian military personnel returned from captivity, 31 are wounded — Интерфакс
- Ombudsmen of Russia and Ukraine exchanged documents of people for social payments — Вести
- Ministry of Defense: Russian military personnel freed from captivity are in Belarus — Вести
- Lantratova: During the exchange, Russia returned 31 wounded servicemen from Ukraine — Вести
- Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war again — 103 each — Meduza
- Russia and Ukraine conducted prisoner exchange on formula of 103 for 103 — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Russia
- Yana Lantaratova
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- Ministry of Defense
- Belarus
- Dmitry Lubintsov
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy
- Republic of Belarus
- INTERFAX.RU
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Ministries of Defense
- Kyiv
- IT 'News'
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