Russia and Ukraine complete new prisoner of war swap

UAE-brokered exchange comes as two countries remain in near-stalemate on Ukraine's southeastern front.

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00:00 Russia and Ukraine have conducted a new prisoner exchange.

00:04 A hundred soldiers from each side have been able to return home.

00:09 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that most of the returning prisoners of war

00:14 defended Mariupol, adding that over 3,100 Ukrainians have been released from Russian

00:21 captivity.

00:24 Joy was also among Russian soldiers transported to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation

00:30 in medical institutions.

00:32 Once again the United Arab Emirates acted as an intermediary.

00:37 The exchange took place as Russia continued to pummel Ukraine with long-range strikes.

00:42 [WHOOSH]