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Vereshchuk: Another prisoner exchange - Ukraine released 45 of its citizens

Among them are both military and civilians.

Vereshchuk: Another prisoner exchange - Ukraine released 45 of its citizens

Today another exchange of prisoners took place.

This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories Iryna Vereshchuk.

«Today, 45 of our people have been released from russian captivity. 13 officers and 20 soldiers (5 of whom are wounded),» Vereshchuk said.

According to her, 12 civilians were also returned to Ukraine.

On April 26, the sixth exchange of prisoners took place, 19 Ukrainians returned.

On April 19, the fifth exchange of prisoners took place since the start of the full-scale war. Ukraine managed to return 60 military personnel, 10 of them officers, and 16 civilians.

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