{"id":134958,"date":"2025-04-19T20:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134958\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-of-war-in-belarus-3","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/134958\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine, Russia exchange prisoners of war in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>April 19, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war on the Belarusian territory for the third time since the start of 2025, Russian defense ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each side handed over 246 prisoners to the other party, it noted. Russia also reportedly exchanged 31 wounded Ukrainians for 15 injured Russian soldiers in need of urgent medical care. Moscow mentioned the United Arab Emirates\u2019 mediation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that Ukraine returned 277 of its citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier, Kyiv and Moscow held similar exchanges in Belarus on April 19 and February 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tass-18-04.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Russia arrests Belarusian man, accuses of terror plot<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">April 18, Pozirk. Russia&#039;s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested a Belarusian man in the Krasnodar province for allegedly planning a terrorist attack at the behest of Ukraine\u2019s security services, the FSB&#039;s press office reported. The suspect said he is a &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/134787\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 19, Pozirk. Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war on the Belarusian territory for the third time since the start of 2025, Russian defense ministry said. Each side handed over 246 prisoners to the other party, it noted. 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