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MOSCOW, November 3. /TASS/: As many as 107 Russian service members returned from Kiev-controlled territory as a result of negotiations, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"As many as 107 Russian service members, who had been facing mortal danger in captivity, returned from Kiev-controlled territory on November 3 as a result of negotiations," the statement reads.
According to the Defense Ministry, a Russian Aerospace Forces’ aircraft will bring the released troops to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation at the ministry’s medical facilities. "All those released are receiving the necessary medical and psychological assistance," the ministry added.
The last prisoner swap took place on October 29, when, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, 50 Russian troops returned from areas controlled by the Kiev regime. On October 17, 110 Russian nationals returned home, including 72 crew members of civilian ships that had been held by the Kiev regime since February.