Ukraine and Russia exchange prisoners of war again. 100 Ukrainian soldiers, national guardsmen, border guards and secret service employees have returned home.
100 Russian soldiers also returned from captivity. The two countries last exchanged around 400 prisoners on January 31st. An exchange was also planned for January 24th - but this failed because a Russian military transport plane crashed or was shot down over the Russian border region of Belgorod. Human Rights Watch: At least 8,000 people have been killed by fighting or war-related causes in Mariupol.