KIEV/MOSCOW, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Ukraine carried out another prisoner swap on Friday, said the Russian defense ministry.

In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements on June 2 in Istanbul, a group of Russian military personnel was returned from the territory controlled by Ukraine on June 20, the ministry said, not giving the number of released prisoners.

"In return, a group of prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was transferred," it added.

The Russian servicemen are currently in Belarus and being given necessary psychological and medical assistance, it said.

All Russian military personnel will be transported to Russia for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian defense ministry, it added.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War said that the returned captives include sergeants and soldiers from the Ukrainian Navy, Land Forces, Territorial Defense, Airborne Forces and other units.

All released servicemen will receive medical examination, treatment and rehabilitation at medical facilities, the headquarters said.

During their latest round of talks in Türkiye's Istanbul, Russia and Ukraine agreed on an "all-for-all" exchange involving seriously ill and wounded prisoners, as well as soldiers under the age of 25. ■