Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said that during negotiations with Russia held earlier in Istanbul, an agreement was reached on prisoner exchanges involving all sick, wounded and young people under 25. He noted that Ukraine received a document from Russia during the talks, and Kyiv has not yet responded to its details. "We proposed another round of talks at the end of the month to continue the process," he added. Meanwhile, Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that in the talks Russia "continued to oppose an unconditional ceasefire."

