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June 26, Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war in Belarus for the sixth time since the start of June, taking the total number of such swaps to just under 40.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian soldiers, National Guard members and border guards who had been in captivity since 2022 are returning home, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are doing everything to find everyone, to check the information on each name. We must bring all our people home,” he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russian servicemen released by Kyiv are receiving psychological and medical assistance in Belarus pending their transfer to Russia, the Russian defense ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alaksandar Luka\u0161enka authorizes all exchanges taking place in Belarus, while the Committee for State Security (KGB) is responsible for coordination, KGB chief Ivan Tertel said a few days ago in a rare public comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In February 2022, Russia started a full-scale war against Ukraine in which the Belarusian authorities supported the Kremlin, allowing Russian troops to attack Ukraine from Belarus on multiple occasions and supplying arms to Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Belarus hosted 38 Russia-Ukraine PoW swaps \u2013 Tertel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June 26, Pozirk. Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war in Belarus for the sixth time since the start of June, taking the total number of such swaps to just under 40. Ukrainian soldiers, National Guard members and border guards who had been in captivity since 2022 are returning home, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":63993,"template":"","rubric":[16,30],"class_list":["post-144257","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBelarus hosts sixth Russia-Ukraine PoW swap this month | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 26, Pozirk. 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