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Speaker 1: President of Ukraine, Voladimir Zelensky, has confirmed that President Vladimir

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Putin led Russia government has set free first badge of

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Ukrainian prisoners in line with the agreement both countries reached

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at the last peace meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, adding that

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the Russia war in Ukraine is still intense at Pokros

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carrier of Sumi Region. In a video and written press

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releases on Monday, President Zelenski said, today the first stage

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of the prisoner exchange agreed in Istanbul has begun. More

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stages will follow, at least that’s what was discussed with

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the Russian side. I thank everyone making it happen. I

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also held a meeting on June’s international agenda. No meeting

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should be hollow if it doesn’t bring us closer to

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ending the war through diplomacy. It must help strengthen our defense,

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our active operations, or increased pressure on Russia. I thank

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our warriors for their tenacity. The most intense fighting continues

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in the cross direction, in the areas of the Curse

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operation and along the border in the Sumi region. Russian

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tactics remain the same everywhere. Ignore losses and try to advance,

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but this potential isn’t infinite. A certain level of casualties

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and our actions should do hinder their advance. Our people

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are home. Ukrainians are returning home from Russian captivity. Today

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an exchange began, which will continue in several stages over

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the coming days. Among those we are bringing back now

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are the wounded, the severely wounded, and those under the

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age of twenty five. The process is quite complex, with

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many sensitive details, and negotiations continue virtually every day. We

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count on the full implementation of the humanitarian agreements reached

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during the meeting in Istanbul. We are doing everything possible

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to bring back every single person. We are working toward

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this at every level. We must bring home every every

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one who remains in captivity. I thank everyone who is helping.

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Euronews media that also monitored the prisoner’s swap, reported that

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the Ukraine and Russia have started and new prisoners of

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war exchange following the agreement reached at the second round

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of direct talks in Istanbul last Monday. Kiev and Moscow

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agreed that the exchange would include young soldiers under twenty

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five years old and those severely ill. Russia’s Defense ministry

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confirmed the return of the first group of Russian prisoners

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of war POW’s as well, without providing details on the

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swapped soldiers, Ukraine’s Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners

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of War said that the first group of released prisoners

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includes personnel from Ukraine’s Navy, ground forces, air Force, National Guard,

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Border Guard Service, Territorial Defense and Special Transport Service. Among

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those returned on Monday are the defenders of Mariopol, who

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have spent three years in Russian captivity. Most of those

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returned were captured in the first days of Russia’s full

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scale invasion in twenty twenty two. Ukraine’s on boodsman Dmitro

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Lubnets said the sides have also agreed to exchange the

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bodies of the fallen service people. On Sunday, Russia accused

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Ukraine of postponing the swap and failing to respect the agreement.

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Moscow said that the trains carrying the bodies of Ukrainian

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soldiers were due to depart towards the Ukrainian border, accusing

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kiv of not collecting them. Russia’s Lieutenant General Alexander zorentoald

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the state run Task News agency the transfer of more

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than six thousand Ukrainian bodies had been agreed during the

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talks in Turkey. Kiv categorically denied the accusations. Kirilo Budanov,

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the head of Ukrainian defen Se intelligence, said that Ukraine

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was strictly adhering to the agreements reached at the second

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round of talks in Istanbul. Budanov’s that the start of

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repatriation measures was scheduled to take place next week, which

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he claims the Russian side informed him of a few

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days ago. In his Sunday address, Zelensky accused Russia of

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playing a dirty political and information game on the agreed

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power exchange. Kief says it has brought back over five

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thousand prisoners of war in a series of exchanges since March.

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Ukraine continues to offer Russia an all for all swamp,

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a proposal Moscow has so far rejectedmedi bringinnim