The Russian Defense Ministry announced today that Ukraine has released 50 captured Russian soldiers after negotiations, Reuters reported.

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The ministry said the freed Russian soldiers would be flown to Moscow for medical and psychological rehabilitation.

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"On January 8, as a result of negotiations, 50 Russian servicemen who were in mortal danger during their captivity were returned to us from the territory controlled by the Kyiv authorities," the ministry said in a statement.

Ukraine confirmed the information and said Russia had in turn released 50 Ukrainian servicemen as part of the same deal.

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