Ukraine hands 50 prisoners over to Russia in POW exchange
(Adds defence ministry statement) Dec 1 (Reuters) -
Russia's Defence Ministry said Ukraine had handed over 50 captured Russian service personnel on Thursday in the latest prisoner exchange between the two sides. Earlier on Thursday, the top Russian-installed official in Ukraine's partly-occupied Donetsk region said Moscow and Kyiv would each hand over 50 prisoners of war.
Russia said it would fly the released prisoners to Moscow for medical checks and rehabilitation.
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