Nearly All Captive Russian Soldiers Expected to Return in Massive Swap

Currently, 1,300 Russian servicemen are being held captive in Ukraine, while Russia is detaining nearly 10,000 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Mash Telegram channel said. As reported, during the exchange that began on May 23 at the Ukraine-Belarus border, almost all Russian soldiers held in captivity are expected to return home. According to the outlet, the Russians approved for exchange were being held in a border colony near the city of Sumy. Most of them are fighters from the Kursk and Kharkiv directions. Ukrainian media claimed they were allocated a monthly amount equivalent to 5,000 rubles for medicines, food, and hygiene products. The channel also notes that Ukrainian prisoners of war are being held in border colonies in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions. Local residents said that in the mornings, AFU soldiers sing Katyusha in chorus.