Ukraine-Russia war latest: New prisoner swap agreed in Istanbul includes return of ‘heroes of Mariupol’

Russia and Ukraine completed another round of prisoners, officials in both countries said yesterday, a part of the agreement hit Istanbul between two sides.

Both sides exchanged the same number of prisoners, but there were no words about how involved were the soldiers, the Russian State News Agency RIA said.

Ukrainian coordinating seats for the treatment of prisoners of war said most of the prichers were trapped in Russian custody for more than three years.

Replaced involved injured soldiers and those with health complaints. The youngest is 24 and is the oldest 62, he said, adding that more exchanges were expected soon.

Many took a prisoner from them in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, who fell on Russian forces after a long siege in 2022. years.

Kremlin said that he was not progress in the date for the next round of peace talks with Ukraine, reported that the interfax news agency reported yesterday.

The Dmitry Sand spokeswoman said that Russia was in favor of continuing us to continue the effort, another news agency, TASS, reported.

Continues negotiations after a gap for more than three years, Russia and Ukraine held conversations with a person in Istanbul 16. Maya and 2. June who led to a number of prisoners and the return of the body of dead soldiers.

But they did not achieve progress towards the ceasefire for which Ukraine, with west support, sacked.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Donald Trump told him that he would attend potential peace talks between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia in Turkey.

But it all depends on that if Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to participate, Mr. Erdogan said.

On his return from NATO in The Hague, where he first met Mr. Trump, since the latter returned to the office, Mr. Erdogan said that the US President Ankara was in Turkey to talk about the Mirovi.

“He said,” If Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Istanbul or Ankara for a decision, then I will come, “said Mr. Erdogan told reporters, towards his office.

“We will keep the necessary contacts and God who graspfully understood this meeting as soon as possible.”

“They want to have anti-missile rockets, okay, as they call them, patriots,” said U.S. president. “And we see if we can do some available. We need them in Israel, and they are very effective, 100% effective. They want to be effective. They want to make it effective.”

Here, Independent Look at what the USA weapons and other countries are sent in Ukraine and Russia as a war do not show signs of completion.

The Ukrainian forces stopped the recent crossing Russia in the North Sumy region and stabilized the front line near the border with Russia, yesterday said Ukrainian Major Commander Yesterday.

Paragraphs’ General Oleksand Syrskyi, the main commander of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said Ukrainian successes prevented Russia from allocation about 50,000 Russian troops, including the elite airports, to other front areas.

Sumy, the city, which is the capital of the same name, had a pre-war population of about 250,000. Lies about 20km (12 miles) from the front.

Russian in the region earlier this year, he forced Ukraine to strengthen his defense there.

The special defense group was formed to improve safety in Sumy and surrounding communities, General Syrkyi said, with a focus on improving the fortification and acceleration of the construction of defense barriers.