KYIV, Ukraine, Aug 24, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Russia and Ukraine announced Saturday they had exchanged 115 prisoners of war each, just over two weeks after Kyiv launched a surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said "another 115 of our defenders have returned home today", while Moscow's defence ministry said: "As a result of a negotiation process, 115 Russian servicemen taken prisoner in the Kursk region have been returned from territories controlled by the Kyiv regime."