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    Russia, Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 POWs from each side, Ukrainian Defence Minister says

    KYIV (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war from each side, Defence Minister Rustem Umerov told Ukrainian TV on Friday as talks in Istanbul ended.

    If the exchange goes ahead, it would be the biggest prisoner swap in more than three years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

    (Reporting by Olena Harmash; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

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