10 Ukrainian sailors have been freed as part of a prisoner swap with Russia, according to Ukraine's deputy prime minister, who said it was the first prisoner swap of the war. Ukraine turned over 10 Russian soldiers and 11 Russian civilian sailors.
A satellite image of Snake Island in the Black Sea captured by Maxar Technologies after Russia's invasion on March 13. Photo: Maxar Technologies
Ten Ukrainian sailors have been freed as part of a prisoner swap with Russia, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Iryna VereshchukVereshchuk said it was the first prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the monthlong war.The deputy prime minister said Ukraine turned over 10 Russian soldiers and 11 Russian civilian sailors, who were rescued from a sunken ship near Odessa.
As part of the swap, Ukraine had also received 19 Ukrainian civilian sailors that Russia captured while they were trying to rescue Ukrainian troops from Snake Island in the Black Sea. The soldiers on Snake Island gained worldwide attention in the early days of the war after telling a Russian war ship tp "Go f**k yourself." They were initially feared dead, but it was
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