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 by AFP Staff Writers Moscow (AFP) Nov 3, 2022
Russia and Ukraine on Thursday announced they had exchanged 107 servicemen each in the latest prisoner swap. "Today we are returning 107 of our fighters from Ukrainian dungeons," pro-Moscow leader Denis Pushilin said on Telegram, adding that 65 of those were from eastern Ukraine's separatist territories. "We will give back the same amount of prisoners to Ukraine," Pushilin said. The Russian defence ministry said "the released will be sent to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation." Ukraine's presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak confirmed Kyiv received 107 servicemen. Among them, "74 soldiers defended Azovstal", the steelwork in the port of Mariupol that became the symbol of Ukrainian resistance at the start of Moscow's offensive. Russia seized most of Mariupol in April after a weeks-long siege but hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers remained holed up in the underground tunnels of the Azovstal steelwork. The Azovstal soldiers, whose long resistance despite ammunition and supplies shortage earned them praise across Ukraine, surrendered in May. "Some volunteers (who) flew by helicopter to Mariupol to save lives and fight for the city" were also released, Yermak said. He posted photos and videos of a dozen released prisoners walking on a bridge, smiling and waving.
UN Security Council renews Bosnia peacekeeping force United Nations, United States (AFP) Nov 2, 2022 The UN Security Council agreed unanimously Wednesday to support the renewal of the European peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina, although Russia expressed some reservations. The Council's approval permits the European Union to extend the Eufor-Althea military force for one year to insure the implementation of the 1995 Dayton Accords that ended the three-year Bosnian war. Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Anna Evstigneeva said her country supported the resolu ... read more
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