Ukraine and Russia exchange 150 prisoners of war each

Both sides thanked the United Arab Emirates for their 'humanitarian mediation efforts.'

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00:00Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 150 captured soldiers in the latest prisoner of war exchange

00:07between the two countries.

00:11The two sides regularly swap prisoners of war in one of the only forms of cooperation

00:15between Kiev and Moscow amid the now nearly three-year war.

00:23Some of the soldiers have been in captivity for more than two years, Ukrainian President

00:28Vladimir Zelensky said in a post on social media.

00:36Russia's defense ministry said its troops were undergoing medical checks in allied Belarus

00:41before returning to Russia.

00:46Both sides said the deal was mediated by the United Arab Emirates, which has helped Ruker

00:51manage such exchanges in the past.