Ukraine holds new prisoner exchange with Russia

As stated by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, today soldiers of our army, National Guard, and border guards were returned home. All of them need treatment, and, as the head of state noted, they will definitely be provided with the necessary assistance. This is the second stage of the return of seriously wounded and seriously ill soldiers.

We continue to work to return everyone from Russian captivity. Thank you to everyone who helps make these exchanges possible. So that everyone can be home, in Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of Ukraine

Thus, as reported by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, a group of defenders from the category of "seriously wounded and seriously ill" was returned from Russian captivity today.

Among those returned home are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular the Ukrainian Navy, the Air Force, the Ukrainian Border Guard, the Ukrainian Border Guard, as well as the State Border Service and the National Guard of Ukraine.

Among those released today are defenders of Mariupol who were held captive for over three years. All of the liberated defenders are men, privates and non-commissioned officers.

In general, Ukrainians who fought in the Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhia, and Luhansk directions are returning home.

The defenders released from captivity will undergo the necessary medical examination, receive assistance with physical and psychological rehabilitation, as well as all due payments for the entire time they were in captivity, the Coordination Headquarters noted.

They added that today's exchange is part of a larger exchange in the categories of servicemen under the age of 25, as well as the seriously wounded and seriously ill.

The Coordination Headquarters continues its work and the next stage of the release of Ukrainian defenders will be carried out in the near future.