Ukraine and Russia plan large prisoner exchange today mediated by UAE - Bloomberg
Prisoner exchange (photo: t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official)
Between Ukraine and Russia, a prisoner exchange is being prepared under an agreement facilitated by the United Arab Emirates. This deal is expected to secure the release of 90 Ukrainians captured by Russian forces, according to Bloomberg.
It is reported that the exchange is set to take place on Wednesday morning.
According to Bloomberg's source familiar with the matter, Ukraine and Russia intend to exchange a total of 180 prisoners.
This will mark the sixth exchange this year facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, a Gulf state.
It is also noted that each side planned to release 90 prisoners, if the agreement is fulfilled, sources who wished to remain unnamed told the western edition.
"The exchange would bring the total number of prisoners exchanged under UAE mediation this year to almost 1,400," Bloomberg writes.
Prisoner exchange
Earlier, it was reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (KSHPPV) that over 400 Ukrainian women are currently held in Russian captivity. Many of them are unlawfully detained civilians.
On June 25, Ukraine conducted another exchange of prisoners of war with Russia, bringing home 90 defenders. Then, on the evening of June 28, they successfully repatriated the deputy head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Nariman Dzhelal, who was captured in 2021.
Additionally, nine more Ukrainians were returned, including two priests, facilitated by Vatican mediation.
It should be noted that on July 10, Dmytro Lubinets, Authorized Representative of the Verkhovna Rada on Human Rights, announced that Ukraine, with the support of the UAE, plans a large-scale exchange with Russia, which will include the return of female prisoners of war.
