# Russia and Ukraine each released 205 captured soldiers in the fifth prisoner-of-war exchange since the beginning of the year. Moscow says the exchange was brokered by the United Arab Emirates, adding that its soldiers were currently in Belarus undergoing medical and psychological check-ups. The prisoner swap comes as US-mediated ceasefire talks between the two sides appear to have stalled, and as Moscow gears up for its massive 9 May parade to mark 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War Two.
Russia and Ukraine each release 205 captured soldiers