Russia and Ukraine Resume Prisoner Swaps After Crash

Military exchanges take place a week after crash in Belgorod
Russia and Ukraine swapped around 400 soldiers, civilians

A Ukrainian freed in a prisoner swap with Russia makes a phone call at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Jan. 31.Source: Ukrainian Presidency

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By Bloomberg News

January 31, 2024 at 1:03 PM UTC

Updated on

January 31, 2024 at 1:41 PM UTC

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Russia and Ukraine swapped around 400 prisoners, renewing military exchanges a week after the downing of a plane that Moscow claimed was carrying detainees for transfer to Kyiv.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an Instagram post Wednesday that 207 captives, both soldiers and civilians, were returned from Russia. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that it received 195 soldiers in exchange for 195 sent to Ukraine.