OREANDA-NEWS   Russia has returned 193 fighters from Kiev-controlled territory, the Defense Ministry said.

"In return, 193 prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were transferred," the ministry said.

The Russians are currently in Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical care. They will then be taken to their homeland for treatment and rehabilitation in institutions of the Ministry of Defense. The UAE and the United States acted as intermediaries in the exchange.