"In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached on July 23 of this year in Istanbul, 185 Russian servicepeople were returned from territory controlled by the Kiev regime. In exchange, 185 Ukrainian armed forces prisoners of war were transferred," the ministry said in a statement.
Additionally, 20 civilians have been returned from the territory controlled by Kiev, the ministry said.
"Russian military personnel and civilians are currently on the territory of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance," the statement read.