Ukraine and Russia today carried out another stage of a prisoner exchange. This is already the ninth exchange under the previous agreements reached in Istanbul, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reports.

EADaily, July 25th, 2025. As part of the prisoner exchange, Ukraine handed over to Russia a 21-year-old student from Chuvashia who crossed the border to participate in hostilities in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine wrapped up their third round of peace negotiations in Istanbul, Türkiye on Wednesday, reaching a crucial agreement to exchange at

The latest talks in Istanbul were followed by more prisoner exchanges, but yielded no breakthrough in ending the war.