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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say

Verified: 104 outlets in 47 countries have reported this story since Nov 6, 4 of them from Ukraine.

📍 Ukraine, UA·🕐 20m ago·104 outlets

Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.

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✓ Verified · 104 outletsin its last 2 days · 126 since Nov 6

Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.

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The story so far · 303 reports · · 52 countries · 104 in its last 2 days✓ Verified Nov 7, 3:34 AM UTC

4 outlets from Ukraine, where the story is: Interfax-Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post and 1 more · how we count

Nov 6, 11:55 AM UTCFirst report
Russia, Ukraine escalate mutual strikes in Black Sea ahead of Abu Dhabi talks africanews.com ↗
Nov 7, 1:59 AM UTC+14 h
Russian forces launch missile attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, mayor says straitstimes.com ↗
Severity rose to high
Nov 7, 3:15 AM UTC+15 h
Russia launches ballistic missile attack on Kyiv ahead of Abu Dhabi peace talks investing.com ↗
Nov 11, 1:39 PM UTC+5 d
US pushes for peace as Russia-Ukraine talks resume in UAE shanghainews.net ↗
Nov 11, 1:48 PM UTC+5 d· you’re reading this
Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials saynpr.org ↗
Nov 11, 1:55 PM UTC+5 d
Russia and Ukraine say some progress made at talks, US cites a lack of trust al-monitor.com ↗
Nov 11, 2:03 PM UTC+5 d
Russia, Ukraine agree major prisoner swap at Abu Dhabi peace talks as US envoys head to meet Putin gulfnews.com ↗

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[Claude] All three other reports cover the same Abu Dhabi-talks agreement on a large prisoner exchange, with no conflicting facts about it.

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Russia and Ukraine agree to a large exchange of prisoners of war, officials say Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a large exchange of prisoners of war. U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi led to this decision, marking the biggest humanitarian release since the war began in 2022.

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