Read also: Sixty-five soldiers and 10 civilians returned from Russian captivity in prisoner swap During an event with Russian propagandist media TASS on June 5, Putin claimed that 6,465 Ukrainian soldiers were in Russian captivity and that Ukraine held 1,348 Russian POWs. Putin reiterated his false claims about the “significant losses” of Ukrainian troops in the war with Russia, alleging that they exceeded Russian losses “several times over.” Putin’s statements come ahead of the Peace Summit, where the protection of prisoners of war and their return home will be key topics, said Yusov. These s…