The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the total number of Ukrainian soldiers that have been captured or have surrendered is more than 6,000, according to TASS News Agency.
The ministry also confirmed that the largest prisoner exchange since the conflict began took place on Wednesday, with 144 people released respectively from each side.
Ukraine made no immediate comment on the report.
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