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.

The Ukrainian POWs exchanged on Thursday were sick or injured, according to Kyiv's coordinating council for POWs. The Russian POWs would also be sent for treatment and rehabilitation, Moscow's defence ministry said.

Dozens of captured troops returned on both sides, with Russia transferring personnel to Belarus for rehabilitation - Anadolu Ajansı