Ukraine and Russia agree to exchange new prisoners next week.

Ukraine announced yesterday that the prisoner exchange with Russia, which was supposed to take place at the end of last week, will actually occur during the upcoming week, following accusations from both sides of obstructing the process.

The head of Ukrainian military intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, stated that the anticipated prisoner repatriation operations will commence based on the results of the Istanbul negotiations next week, confirming that things are progressing as expected and accusing Russia of "unfair media play."

The second round of direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine took place on June 2 in Istanbul, where the parties exchanged documents outlining conflict resolution perspectives.

The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, explained that Moscow presented Ukraine with a memorandum of proposals in two parts, and the parties agreed that Russia would unilaterally hand over 6,000 bodies of Ukrainian soldiers.

Russia and Ukraine also agreed to exchange sick prisoners and young prisoners under 25 years old in a "all for all" format, with a minimum of 1,000 prisoners from each side.

The Russian side also proposed a 2-3 day ceasefire in specific frontlines, along with providing a list of 339 children, 9 of whom have lost contact with their families.

Earlier reports indicated that Russia began transferring the bodies of 1,212 Ukrainian soldiers to the exchange site as a first batch.

This operation comes amidst the ongoing conflict between the two countries, with international parties hoping that the exchange will alleviate the suffering of the prisoners and their families.