The Defense Ministry added that the Kiev regime returned three Russian citizens, residents of the Kursk Region

The Defense Ministry added that the Kiev regime returned three Russian citizens, residents of the Kursk Region

Russian state news agency RIA reports that Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 157 prisoners of war each.

Russia has returned 157 of its servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, and 157 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been transferred in return

The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.

Governor Alexander Khinshtein said the group was accompanied by members of the Kursk regional government and medical workers