New Delhi, April 19 -- In a significant development on Saturday (April 19), Russia and Ukraine confirmed a large-scale prisoner exchange, marking the biggest swap since Russia's full-scale invasion began over three years ago.

According to Russia's Ministry of Defense, 246 Russian service members were returned from Ukrainian-controlled territory. In return, Ukraine received 277 of its personnel.

"Another 277 Ukrainian warriors have returned home from Russian captivity," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X (formerly Twitter). "We remember every one of our people, and we must bring them all back."

Russia also stated that the exchange included 31 wounded Ukrainian prisoners of war, transferred "as a gesture of goodwill" in e...