Ukraine and Russia held a new prisoner exchange: who was returned?
Фото: президент України
Today, June 19, Ukraine and Russia conducted a new prisoner exchange. Most of the Ukrainian soldiers who were returned had been in captivity since 2022.
This was announced by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to him, these are soldiers of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, and the State Border Service. Most of them have been in captivity since 2022.
Defenders of Ukraine who fought in Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kyiv regions.
“We are working on the return of our people. Thank you to everyone who helps make these exchanges possible. Our goal is to free each and every one,” the president added.
As a reminder, on June 11, Ukraine returned the bodies of 1,212 fallen defenders from various directions , including Kursk.
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