Russia and Ukraine carried out an exchange of prisoners of war on Monday involving POWs under the age of 25 and others who had been severely wounded, the start of what could become the biggest swap of the war so far.

Ukraine confirms Russia returned bodies of its soldiers disguised as Ukrainian A senior Russian official on June 19 inadvertently confirmed the staggering troop losses incurred by Moscow's forces during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russian Defense Ministry says 2nd group of prisoners of war returned from captivity under implementation of agreements reached in Istanbul last week, but did not specify how many soldiers returned in