Ukraine to bring home 500 POWs in next prisoner swap with Russia, Zelensky says

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Ukraine will bring home a total of 500 prisoners of war (POW) from Russian captivity in a prisoner exchange with Russia between June 7 and 8, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a meeting with journalists on June 4 attended by the Kyiv Independent.

Russia has not yet provided Ukraine with the list of captives it intends to release, Zelensky added.