Moscow/Kiev, April 15 : Ukraine and Russia conducted their fourth prisoner swap since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said on Thursday.
Thirty Ukrainian prisoners-of-war, including 8 civilians, held by the Russian military were released, Vereshchuk said on Telegram, without specifying the number of captives freed by the Ukrainian side, Xinhua news agency reported.
Out of the 22 Ukrainian troops released under the swap, there were five officers, she said.
Ukraine and Russia conducted their first prisoner exchange on March 24.
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