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Ukrainian and Russian-backed rebels swap hundreds of prisoners in the war-torn East of the country, one of the largest such exchanges since the outbreak of an insurgency almost four years ago. IMAGES
An AFP team visits the Ukrainian border crossing between the Sumy region and Russia's Kursk region, filming a Ukrainian truck carrying blindfolded men in Russian military uniform travelling away from the Russian border. Ukraine’s army launched a surprise offensive into Kursk on August 6. IMAGES
A Russian jet arrives at Esen Boga airport in Ankara, the Turkish capital, ahead of an expected prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries, reported by US media. IMAGES
Russia's expedited espionage trial of US reporter Evan Gershkovich reaches its final stages Friday in a case condemned as a sham by Washington. IMAGES
President Volodymyr Zelensky says 75 Ukrainian military and civilian prisoners have returned from Russian captivity, with Russia confirming the same number had been exchanged of its own prisoners. "I'm happy that we could continue this work of freeing the captives," Zelensky says, speaking alongisde Nordic leaders during a summit in Sweden. SOUNDBITE
A hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv is evacuating its patients and staff over fears of Russian strikes following claims by Belarus's secret services that it, along with another medical facility, hosted military personnel. "The city is urgently beginning to evacuate two hospitals... because a video is widely circulated online, actually de facto announcing an enemy attack on these medical facilities," Kyiv's city administration said. IMAGES
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