According to the headquarters, it was not an exchange, but a repatriation.

All seriously wounded, whose condition allowed transportation, were returned to Russia without any conditions.

The headquarters clarified that five people were transferred.

According to the norms of international law, severely wounded and seriously ill prisoners cannot be exchanged, they must be evacuated to their country for treatment.

"At the same time, the aggressor state, systematically disregarding international norms, is still holding thousands of Ukrainian citizens hostage, including the seriously ill and wounded, civilians, children and women, the elderly, as well as those caught in the Russian captured even before the start of a large-scale invasion.

According to international humanitarian law, all these categories of citizens must be returned to Ukraine by repatriation without any conditions," the coordination headquarters said.

On March 7, Ukraine and Russia conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, as a result of which 130 Ukrainians and 90 Russians returned home.

Of the 130 Ukrainians returned from captivity, four are women.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the return of 90 Russians from captivity.