Russia and Ukraine exchange POWs, Russian defence ministry says

June 14 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine exchanged groups of prisoners of war on Saturday, the Russian defence ministry said, in line with an agreement reached by the warring sides in talks in Istanbul earlier this month.

The defence ministry did not say how many soldiers were involved in the swap, but it posted video showing soldiers holding Russian flags and cheering before boarding a bus.

The Russian soldiers are in Belarus, where they are receiving medical treatment before transfer back to Russia, the defence ministry said.