A new prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia has begun, officials in both countries said Monday, with Ukrainian soldiers who have spent nearly the entire duration of the war in captivity among those returning home.

Russia and Ukraine conducted their fourth prisoner swap in a week, the Russian defense ministry said Saturday, and Russia handed over the bodies of

Russia and Ukraine carried out another prisoner exchange, the fourth in a week, returning captured military personnel to their respective countries, according to the Russian Defense Ministry and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.