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| Ukraine war: Moscow and Kyiv swap women prisoners for sailors | Ukraine war: Moscow and Kyiv swap women prisoners for sailors |
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| Freed prisoners could be seen arriving in Zaporizhzhia | Freed prisoners could be seen arriving in Zaporizhzhia |
| Russia has exchanged 108 Ukrainian women held as prisoners of war for 110 Russian captives held by Ukraine, officials on both sides say. | |
| Of the women, 37 were reportedly captured after surrendering at the siege of the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, which ended in May. | Of the women, 37 were reportedly captured after surrendering at the siege of the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, which ended in May. |
| Two more Ukrainian prisoners are said to have opted to stay on in Russia. | |
| The Russian prisoners freed are mostly merchant sailors whose ships were detained in Ukraine. | The Russian prisoners freed are mostly merchant sailors whose ships were detained in Ukraine. |
| They also include members of pro-Russian separatist military units from the east Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. | They also include members of pro-Russian separatist military units from the east Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. |
| Daylight photos were released of the Ukrainian women boarding coaches in an unspecified area and later of them arriving after dark in government-held territory in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia. | Daylight photos were released of the Ukrainian women boarding coaches in an unspecified area and later of them arriving after dark in government-held territory in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia. |
| The freed Ukrainians were taken to safety in coaches | The freed Ukrainians were taken to safety in coaches |
| The Ukrainian presidency's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, confirmed on social media that 108 women had been released in the "first all-female exchange". | The Ukrainian presidency's chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, confirmed on social media that 108 women had been released in the "first all-female exchange". |
| He said they included mothers and daughters who had been held captive together. All but 12 of them are servicewomen, he said. | He said they included mothers and daughters who had been held captive together. All but 12 of them are servicewomen, he said. |
| Denis Pushilin, the top Russian-backed official in the breakaway part of Ukraine's Donetsk region, confirmed the swap, saying two detainees had decided to remain in Russia. | Denis Pushilin, the top Russian-backed official in the breakaway part of Ukraine's Donetsk region, confirmed the swap, saying two detainees had decided to remain in Russia. |
| According to Mr Pushilin, the prisoners freed by Ukraine are 80 sailors and 30 service personnel. | According to Mr Pushilin, the prisoners freed by Ukraine are 80 sailors and 30 service personnel. |