Russia, Ukraine announce surprise prisoner swap; 215 Ukrainians, foreign fighters freed
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Even as the ongoing war in Ukraine looked to set to escalate following Russia's announcement of a partial mobilisation of up to 3,00,000 reservists, Moscow and Kyiv announced a surprise high-profile prisoner swap on Thursday that culminated months of efforts to free many of the Ukrainian fighters who defended a steel plant in Mariupol during a long Russian siege.