Overview

• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting to coordinate preparations for a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange with Russia.
• The agreement, reached during recent Istanbul negotiations, aims to secure the release of 1,000 Ukrainian captives from Russian detention.
• Ukrainian authorities, including multiple security and intelligence agencies, are verifying the details of individuals on Russia's submitted list.
• Defense Minister Rustem Umerov is leading the organizational efforts for the exchange, which could take place in the near future.
• Ukraine's Joint Center for Coordinating the Search for and Release of Prisoners began preparations for the exchange on May 17.