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president of Ukraine Vladimir Zalinski
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has confirmed that President Vladimir
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Putin led Russia government has set free
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first badge of Ukrainian prisoners in
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line with the agreement both countries
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reached at the last peace meeting in
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Istanbul Turkey adding that the Russia
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war in Ukraine is still intense apocross
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area of Sunumi region in a video and
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written press releases on Monday
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President Zalinski said "Today the first
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stage of the prisoner exchange agreed in
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Istanbul has begun more stages will
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follow at least that's what was
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discussed with the Russian side i thank
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everyone making it happen." I also held
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a meeting on June's international agenda
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no meeting should be hollow if it
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doesn't bring us closer to ending the
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war through diplomacy it must help
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strengthen our defense our active
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operations or increase pressure on
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Russia i thank our warriors for their
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tenacity the most intense fighting
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continues in the pock direction in the
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areas of the Kursk operation and along
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the border in the Sunumi region russian
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tactics remain the same everywhere
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ignore losses and try to advance but
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this potential isn't infinite a certain
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level of casualties and our actions
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shouldn't do hinder their advance our
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people are home ukrainians are returning
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home from Russian captivity today an
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exchange began which will continue in
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several stages over the coming days
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among those we are bringing back now are
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the wounded the severely wounded and
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those under the age of 25 the process is
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quite complex with many sensitive
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details and negotiations continue
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virtually every day we count on the full
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implementation of the humanitarian
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agreements reached during the meeting in
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Istanbul we are doing everything
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possible to bring back every single
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person we are working toward this at
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every level we must bring home everyone
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who remains in captivity i thank
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everyone who is helping euro news media
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that also monitored the prisoners swap
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reported that the Ukraine and Russia
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have started a new prisoners of war
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exchange following the agreement reached
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at the second round of direct talks in
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Istanbul last Monday kev and Moscow
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agreed that the exchange would include
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young soldiers under 25 years old and
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those severely ill russia's defense
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ministry confirmed the return of the
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first group of Russian prisoners of war
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PWs as well without providing details on
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the swap soldiers ukraine's coordination
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headquarters for the treatment of
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prisoners of war said that the first
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group of released prisoners includes
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personnel from Ukraine's Navy ground
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forces air force national guard border
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guard service territorial defense and
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special transport service among those
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returned on Monday are the defenders of
