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During the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the parties carry out prisoner exchanges at regular intervals.
In the written statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was stated that 270 Russian soldiers were taken from Ukraine and 270 captive soldiers of the Ukrainian army were handed over in return.
In the statement, it was noted that Russian soldiers are currently in Belarus and the necessary psychological and medical assistance is provided to the soldiers.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in his post on his social media account, stated that 270 Ukrainian soldiers were released as a result of the prisoner exchange with Russia.
Stating that 9 Ukrainian civilians, 5 of whom were known to be dead, were brought to the country as a result of the prisoner exchange, Zelenskiy emphasized that they continue to work for the release of all captives.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney aims to transform Canada's defense procurement strategy by taking Türkiye's 80% localization rate in the defense industry and the centralized structure of the SSB as an example. A defense industry cooperation memorandum was signed between the two countries.

Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, in his response to the parliamentary question regarding the requests for the reopening of military hospitals, stated that health services are carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Health and the number of military health personnel has increased.

The delegation of the Ministry of National Defense visited Latakia within the scope of bilateral military relations with the Syrian Naval Forces Command. During the visit, an agreement was reached on ship maintenance, repair and port infrastructure development and a road map was created.

Turkish Armed Forces tested electronic warfare systems in the MEHDEN-26 exercise held in Konya between 19-23 October 2026. The activity aimed at the technical and tactical development of the systems with the participation of the defense industry and public institutions.
The Ministry of National Defense reported that the Turkish Armed Forces delegation and ASFAT representatives visited Latakia in order to increase the capacity of the Syrian Naval Forces. During the visit, a road map was determined for ship maintenance, repair and development of port infrastructure.

The Ministry of National Defense announced that the 155-millimeter self-propelled Fırtına-2 howitzers were included in the inventory of the Land Forces Command. The delivery took place within the scope of efforts to increase the land fire support capacity of the Turkish Armed Forces.