Moscow and Kyiv swap prisoners of war as Ukraine marks independence anniversary

A Russian soldier fires from a D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine (Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia and Ukraine have exchanged more than 100 prisoners of war each as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow’s full-scale invasion.

Ukraine said the 115 Ukrainian servicemen who were freed were conscripts, many of whom were taken prisoner in the first months of Russia’s invasion.