KYIV: Russia and Ukraine on Monday swapped a first group of captured soldiers -- part of an agreement reached during peace talks that appeared to be in doubt over the weekend. The deal to exchange prisoners of war and repatriate the bodies of killed fighters was the only concrete agreement reached at the talks,

Russia and Ukraine carried out an exchange of prisoners of war on Monday involving POWs under the age of 25 and others who had been severely wounded, the start of what could become the biggest swap of the war so far.

Russia and Ukraine engaged in a significant prisoner of war exchange involving those under 25 and severely wounded individuals. Initiated by talks in Istanbul, this exchange could be the largest to date,