War in Ukraine: kyiv and Moscow have exchanged more than 200 prisoners of war

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23h49 : The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the repatriation of 106 Russian soldiers, who were “in mortal danger” during their detention. Servicemen are to be flown to Moscow for medical treatment and psychological assistance. Here’s what to remember from Monday, April 10.

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23h47 : The head of the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, went to the center of Bakhmout, epicenter for months of fighting. In a video posted on Telegram, the official is seen in combat gear in a square covered in debris. Based on the visible buildings, it could be Freedom Square in central Bakhmout.

19h53 : How to deal with the psychological wounds of Ukrainian soldiers? In kyiv, the Spirit association has opened an equine therapy center in which soldiers can treat themselves through contact with animals. Our journalist Thibault Lefèvre went there.

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17h44 : Ukraine and Russia announce that they have carried out a new exchange of prisoners of war concerning more than 100 soldiers on each side, the first exchange of its kind in more than a month.

The Russian Ministry of Defense spoke in a statement about the repatriation of 106 Russian soldiers, who were, according to Moscow, “in mortal danger” during their detention. The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andriï Iermak, announced to him the return of 100 soldiers to Ukraine.

12h39 : They have been moored since February 2022 in the ports… and they are expensive. A year ago, with the invasion of Ukraine, Western countries were rushing to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs supporting Vladimir Putin. Among these seizures, there were in particular luxury yachts, especially in the Mediterranean. Problem: these boats must be maintained in order not to lose their value, the countries which seized them are therefore forced to pay millions of euros.

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12h02 : The two men, Roman Nasryev and Alexeï Nuriev, were condemned by a military court of Ekaterinbourg, in particular for “act of terrorism” in organized gang, brings back the news agency Tass.

12h04 : A Russian court sentenced to 19 years in prison a former soldier and a former rescuer who had thrown Molotov cocktails at a town hall, in order to protest against the mobilization to fight in Ukraine.

At this stage, it is the heaviest sentence pronounced for this type of attack against official buildings, which have multiplied across Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine.

11h28 : The head of the Russian occupation of the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, visited the center of Bakhmout, according to a video posted on his Telegram account. He appears in combat gear in front of a debris-covered space that appears to be Liberty Square. In recent days, Ukrainian forces seem to have lost ground in the city center.

(DENIS POUCHILINE / TELEGRAM)