Ukraine, Russia exchange POWs for the first time in months

Ukraine and Russia have conducted their first prisoner exchange in months, each releasing 157 captured soldiers,
Russia's defense ministry said Thursday, amid U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi aimed at ending the war.
"On February 5, 157 Russian servicemen were returned" from Ukraine, the defence ministry said in a statement.
It added that "in exchange, 157 prisoners of war of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were handed over."
The United States and United Arab Emirates acted as mediators for the exchange, it said.