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Fact-check: Reputable sources Tagesspiegel and Le Figaro confirm the prisoner exchange of 200 POWs each, with Zelenskyy welcoming it and thanking US mediators, citing Russian MoD and Reuters. Multiple recent reports from Reuters, Kyiv Independent, Ukrinform, and Kyiv Post consistently support the event as the first stage of a larger Geneva-mediated swap on March 5, 2026. X searches yielded no contradictory posts and limited results, but web reporting provides strong real-time verification.

Ukraine and Russia complete prisoner exchange of 200 POWs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed a prisoner exchange with Russia on Wednesday involving 200 prisoners of war, according to Tagesspiegel. Zelenskyy thanked all parties involved and mediators, especially the United States, marking a rare moment of cooperation amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the two nations.

Ukraine and Russia complete prisoner exchange of 200 POWs

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