Moscow and Kiev announced on September 14 that they had exchanged 206 prisoners, in the second exchange in the past two days.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced on September 14 that Ukraine is returning home 103 prisoners from Russia.
Moscow also previously announced that it had exchanged 103 captured Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of Russian prisoners in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that "103 Russian soldiers captured in the Kursk region were returned from the territory under the control of the Kiev regime." "In return, 103 prisoners of war of the Ukrainian army were handed over."
Ukrainian forces seized territory in the Kursk region last month, in their first major incursion into Russia.
Nearly 50 Ukrainian prisoners were previously released from Russian custody on September 13 in exchange for an unknown number of Russian soldiers.
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Meanwhile, Russian forces continued their offensive in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk. The governor of the area, Vadim Filashkin, said on September 14 that four civilians were killed and seven wounded after Russian forces launched more than 20 separate attacks, prompting the evacuation of more than 900 people.
As Russian forces continue their advance on Pokrovsk, an important logistics and supply hub for Ukrainian troops on the front lines in eastern Ukraine, regional authorities have repeatedly said the area is not safe for civilians.
The Ukrainian military has reported more than 130 clashes, mostly in the direction of Pokrovsk, or 50 kilometers southeast of that town near Kurahiv, which is home to a large power plant.
On September 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had captured the village of Želane Perše, just 20 kilometers northeast of Kurahovo.
Russia also continued to target areas across Ukraine with drone strikes, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on September 14 that more than 70 drones had been shot down.
Regional authorities in the Black Sea region of Odessa reported significant damage to several buildings near the regional capital, as well as grain storage facilities.
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