Ukraine and Russia are carrying out a prisoner exchange on Wednesday, with 103 servicemen from each side being returned, according to officials.

The Russian Defence Ministry told the Russian state-controlled Tass news agency that 103 Russian soldiers are being returned to Russia in exchange for 103 Ukrainian prisoners of war, Sweden Herald reported.

The Russian prisoners of war are currently in Belarus, according to the ministry.

"Today, 103 Ukrainian fighters are returning home from Russian captivity," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X.

The parties carried out a prisoner exchange at the end of June, exchanging 160 prisoners each.