{"id":5160,"date":"2023-04-10T14:23:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:24:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:24:19","slug":"russia-and-ukraine-swap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia and Ukraine swap more than 200 prisoners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211;     Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap on Monday, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said.<\/p>\n<p>In a Telegram post, Ukrainian presidential aide Andriy Yermak said the released Ukrainians included defenders of Mariupol city and its Azovstal steel plant, captured in the war&#8217;s opening months.<\/p>\n<p>Russia&#8217;s Defence Ministry said its prisoners were freed after a process of negotiations. <\/p>\n<p>Russia and Ukraine have engaged in periodic prisoner swaps since the beginning of the war in Feburary 2022, in a rare example of direct contact between the enemies.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p> (Reporting by Reuters; editing by Andrew Cawthorne)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/ukrainian-pows-are-seen-after-swap-at-unknown-location-in\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DI-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DI-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/ukrainian-pows-are-seen-after-swap-at-unknown-location-in-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DJ-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DJ-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/ukrainian-pows-are-seen-after-swap-in-an-unknown-location\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DK-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DK-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/russia-and-ukraine-swap\/ukrainian-pows-are-seen-after-swap-at-unknown-location-in-3\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportWorldNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DL-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ390DL-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Reuters) &#8211; Russia and Ukraine carried out a major prisoner swap on Monday, with 106 Russian prisoners of war being freed in exchange for 100 Ukrainians, both sides said. 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