Another prisoner exchange has taken place, with 130 Ukrainians – 126 male defenders and four female defenders – returning home from Russian captivity. These are soldiers of the Armed Forces, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, and border guards.
"Among them are 87 defenders of Mariupol, 71 of whom are from Azovstal. We are also returning those taken prisoner in the area of Bakhmut and Soledar – a total of 35 people from the Donetsk sector," the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said on Telegram.
He added that most of the people who returned from captivity were seriously wounded. He thanked the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War for its efforts.