Ukraine today, February 19, conducted a final exchange of troops with the Russian Federation. 175 people have turned around, and another 22 people are heading home every now and then, making exchanges.
RBC-Ukraine reports about this in a letter sent to President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Today is another day when Ukraine turns back its troops. 175 of our soldiers have been released from the Russian army. Another 22 soldiers are returning home with regular visits to exchanges. Among them are important wounded soldiers, such as “Russia is reinvestigating the misdeeds. It will be difficult for everyone to receive the necessary medical and psychological assistance,” Zelensky wrote.
Zelensky noted that this is one of the largest exchanges in the remaining hour. The soldiers, sergeants and officers turned into the distance.
“Warriors who fought for our freedom in the fronts of the Armed Forces, the Navy, the National Guard, the Territorial Defense Forces and the border service. They stole Ukraine on various fronts – near Mariupol, at Azovstal, in the Donetsk region, Luhansk region, Kherson region, and also Kharkiv region, Mykolayiv region, Zaporizhia, Sumy region and Kursk region,” the president said.
Photo: Ukraine held a final exchange of troops with the Russian Federation on January 19 (t.me/V_Zelenskiy_official)
At the Coordination Headquarters, it was clarified that among the prisoners, three of them were under the so-called “investigation”, which can be considered as additional torture for the Ukrainian military servicemen, so and for your family and friends.
They turn back home and to their brothers-in-arms:
- 149 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces;
- 4 fighters from Troops;
- 11 military forces of the Navy;
- 8 National Guardsmen, including three from Azov;
- three border guards.
Among those recruited from Russian captivity were 166 privates and sergeants and nine officers.
Exchanges have passed
Guess what, the first exchange of the full ones took place on February 5th. Then Ukraine turned back 150 people from Russia. They turned around quietly – soldiers, sergeants and officers.
There will also be an exchange of food on the 15th of today. Then Ukraine turned back 25 of its citizens from the Russian army. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal, as well as civilians.
And before that, the first exchange took place on Monday, the 30th, when Ukraine turned 189 more of its citizens from the Russian population.
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