Ukraine exchanged prisoners with Russia — 95 Ukrainians returned home. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border guards.
President Zelensky announced this in his Telegram channel.
"We continue to return our people home. Another 95 defenders were released from Russian captivity. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border guards." - he wrote.
The president also thanked everyone who participated and helped:
“Thanks to our exchange team and the United Arab Emirates for brokering this release. No matter how difficult it may be, we are looking for everyone who may be in captivity. We have to bring everyone back."
These are 49 soldiers of the Armed Forces, among whom there are volunteers of the "air bridge" who flew on a rotorcraft to "Azovstal". There are also two pilots among them. 21 National Guardsmen, 10 military sailors, seven Teroboronov, five border guards, two soldiers from the State Special Service of Transport and one defenseman from the voluntary formation of the territorial community were also released.
23 freed men defended Mariupol (13 of them were "Azovstal" defenders), All others fought in the Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia areas.
Many of those released need long-term treatment after injuries and illnesses.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the exchange took place according to the "95 for 95" formula. Assistance was provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an intermediary.
Russian ombudsman Tetyana Moskalkova said that during the exchange of prisoners, her team met with a representative of the Ukrainian ombudsman's office. They discussed "joint humanitarian actions".
