Russia and Ukraine swap prisoners after Kursk offensive.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged 230 prisoners of war on Saturday, weeks after Ukraine launched a cross-border attack into the Kursk region of Russia.

The Russians released on Saturday were captured in Kursk, Russian state news agencies reported, citing the country’s defence ministry.

The ministry said 115 soldiers were returned “from territories controlled by the Kiev regime,” while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said “another 115 of our defenders have returned home today”.

It is the first such swap since Ukraine first began its incursion into Russia on 6 August.