Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners: who was returned?
Фото: Координаційний штаб з питань поводження з військовополоненими
The ninth stage of the exchange between Ukraine and Russia took place. Military personnel who had been in captivity for more than 3 years returned to their homeland.
This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Today, the ninth stage of the exchange, agreed upon in Istanbul, took place. Seriously ill and seriously injured defenders are returning home. We can already talk about the details – over all stages of the latest Istanbul agreements, we managed to return more than 1,000 of our people,” Zelenskyy said.
He added that the soldiers returning from captivity defended Ukraine on various fronts. A significant number had been in captivity for over three years.
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