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Ukraine and Russia swap about 200 prisoners of war

The swap comes a week after the crash of a plane in Russia's Belgorod region that Moscow claimed was carrying Ukrainian POWs and was shot down by Kyiv’s forces.

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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war arrive by bus after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war hug after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war covered in national flags hug each other after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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A recently swapped Ukrainian prisoner of war cries while calling his relatives after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war hug after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war smoke after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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A recently swapped Ukrainian prisoner of war smokes a cigarette after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Recently swapped Ukrainian prisoners of war covered in national flags are seen after a prisoner exchange on the Ukrainian Russian border, on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

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