Russia and Ukraine exchange 307 more prisoners of war

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged 307 prisoners of war, the Russian Defense Ministry announced today.

"The exchange will continue," the ministry said.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that 307 members of his country's military returned home today in a prisoner exchange agreed with Russia.

Russia and Ukraine released 390 prisoners each yesterday and said they would release more in the coming days, in what is expected to be the largest prisoner exchange in the war so far.

The agreement to exchange 1.000 prisoners was the only concrete step towards peace that emerged last week from the first direct negotiations between the warring parties in more than three years, when they failed to agree on a ceasefire.