Ukrainian Presidential Office Head Andriy Yermak announced the release of 116 Ukrainian soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia. Yermak also stated that the bodies of two foreign volunteers, Christopher Matthew Perry and Andrew Tobias Matthew, and a volunteer of the Ukrainian forces, Evgen Kulyk, were received.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, on the other hand, announced that 63 Russian soldiers, who belong in the “sensitive” category were released.
According to the Russian ministry, the exchange was possible with the mediation of the United Arab Emirates.