IN BRIEF: What we know about new prisoner exchange between Russia, Ukraine

MOSCOW, February 5. /TASS/. Russia has returned 157 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, and sent 157 Ukrainian prisoners of war back in return. Three civilians from the Kursk Region, who were illegally detained by Kiev, were also returned as part of the exchange, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

TASS has compiled the key facts about the exchange.

- Russia has returned 157 of its servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, and 157 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in return, the Defense Ministry said.

- According to the agency, three civilians of the Kursk Region, who were illegally detained by Kiev, were returned as part of the swap.

- The Defense Ministry said that the Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus, where they are receiving necessary psychological and medical assistance.