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Ukraine says 3rd prisoner exchange with Russia underway
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Ukrainian soldiers walk next to heavily damaged residential buildings in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
KYIV — Ukraine says 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians are returning home following a prisoner exchange with Russia.
“On the order of President [Volodymyr] Zelensky, the third prisoner exchange took place today. 12 of our servicemen are returning home, including one female officer,” Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says on Telegram.
Fourteen civilians including nine women were also on their way home, she adds.
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