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Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday (23 August) they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "Another 115 of our defenders have returned home today"
While, Moscow's defence ministry said: "As a result of a negotiation process, 115 Russian servicemen taken prisoner in the Kursk region have been returned from territories controlled by the Kyiv regime."
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