Russia has returned 270 servicemen from Ukrainian captivity, instead 270 prisoners of the armed forces of Ukraine have been transferred, TASS reported, referring to the Ministry of Defense of Russia. In addition, an exchange of civilians took place under the "seven-for-seven" formula, human rights officials in Russia and Ukraine reported earlier. Yesterday, the parties exchanged the bodies of the victims. Russia transferred 252 bodies, Ukraine - 25. Since the beginning of 2026, Russia and Ukraine have already carried out 18 exchanges of prisoners of war, the previous exchange took place on August 19 under the formula "103 for 103".