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Belarus returns 2 Kursk region residents

In response to a request from the Ukrainian side

The Belarusian presidential administration has completed a humanitarian mission by returning two women from the Kursk region who had been on Ukrainian territory for over a year. According to Minsk, the exchange was carried out by the decision of Alexander Lukashenko in response to a Ukrainian request regarding the return of a citizen who served a sentence in Belarus. Emotions surrounding the return were captured in a report by Darya Rachko.

Context

In recent years, Belarusian citizens have been serving sentences in Ukraine, along with exchanges under mutual humanitarian agreements.

Summary:

Belarus has resumed humanitarian exchanges, returning two residents of Kursk region who had been in Ukraine for over a year, following a request from the Ukrainian side.