The plane carrying the Russian Armed Forces soldiers who returned from captivity landed in the Moscow region.

The plane carrying the Russian Armed Forces soldiers who returned from captivity landed in the Moscow region on May 25 as part of the Russian-Ukrainian agreements. This was reported by a correspondent of Izvestia.

The footage shows how the military personnel get off the ramp and leave the plane. Many men also have Russian flags tied around them.

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At the first stage, 390 military personnel and civilians each return to Russia and Ukraine.

Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Defense released footage of the final stage of the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine as part of the agreements reached by the parties in Istanbul. The soldiers released from captivity expressed their gratitude for the rescue.

Shortly after, Alexander Fomin, Deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry, said that the agreements reached in Istanbul by Russia and Ukraine regarding the prisoner exchange had been fully implemented.