Overview

• On Holy Saturday, Russia and Ukraine exchanged 246 prisoners of war each at a location near the Belarus border, facilitated by the United Arab Emirates.
• The exchange also included 31 wounded Ukrainian soldiers for 15 wounded Russian soldiers requiring urgent medical care, described as a goodwill gesture.
• On Good Friday, the two countries exchanged the remains of fallen soldiers, with Ukraine receiving 909 bodies and Russia receiving 41.
• These humanitarian exchanges, mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross and the UAE, maintain a rare line of communication between the warring nations.
• Since the start of the invasion, over 4,552 Ukrainian POWs have been returned home through these efforts, according to President Zelenskyj.