OR Ukraine and the Russia Today, Thursday (12.06.2025), another exchange of prisoners of war, with Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski posting a post on social media.
The new round of captives between Ukraine and Russia was completed under the agreements that reached Kiev and Moscow during the peace negotiations in Constantinople on June 2, 2025.
Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski clarified that today’s prisoners’ exchange was the second stage of the process, After the first phase took place last Monday (09.06.2025).
Idi initially stated: ‘Today, our warriors from the Armed Forces, the National Guard and the border guard returned to their homeland. Everyone needs medical care and will surely receive the care they need. This is already the second stage of the return of seriously injured and seriously sick warriors. “
Our people are coming home.
Today, warriors of our Armed Forces, National Guard, and Border Guard Service are back home. They all require medical treatment, and they will certainly receive the care they need. This is already the second stage of bringing back severely wounded and… pic.twitter.com/4K7il5Iyid
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua) June 12, 2025
Zelenski added: “We continue to work to bring everyone behind Russian captivity. Thanks to all those who help to make these exchanges possible, so that each of them can be home in Ukraine. “
It is recalled that Russia and Ukraine agreed, in peaceful negotiations on June 2, 2025on the one hand exchange of all captives that is seriously sick or injured, but also those under 25 years of age and on the other hand in exchange of bodies of 6,000 fallen soldiers on each side.