Among those exchanged were the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky officially confirmed the information about the duty officer's visit on social media. 95 Ukrainian servicemen returned home.
According to the head of state, those exchanged took part in the defense of Mariupol and Azovstal, Donetsk region, Luhansk region, Kharkiv region, Kyiv region, Chernihiv and Kherson regions.
The President noted that each exchange “brings closer the day when freedom will be returned to all those in Russian captivity.” Zelensky thanked the team engaged in the search and release of prisoners, and the soldiers replenishing the exchange fund.
- One of those who returned to Ukraine is human rights activist Maksym Butkevich.