Russia trades Azov fighters for Putin ally in biggest prisoner swap of Ukraine war
by Shaun Walker in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#63XGJ)
Moscow releases 215 prisoners in exchange for former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk and others
More than 200 Ukrainian and foreign citizens have been released from Russian captivity, including fighters who led the defence of the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, in the biggest prisoner swap since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
In return, Russia received 55 prisoners from Ukraine, including the former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk, an ally of Vladimir Putin accused by Ukraine of high treason.
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