After a pause of several months, Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners again. “Ours are at home,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on social networks on Wednesday.
The responsible coordination staff spoke of the largest exchange of prisoners since the Russian invasion more than 22 months ago. Accordingly, 230 men and women were released. According to Moscow, 248 Russians returned from Ukrainian captivity.
The UAE and the Red Cross organized exchanges
According to Zelensky, the prisoners were civilians and soldiers. The soldiers also included defenders of the port city of Mariupol and Snake Island. The United Arab Emirates and the International Committee of the Red Cross were involved in organizing the exchange.
More than 4,000 Ukrainians captured in Russia
The last time an exchange took place was in July last year. Ukraine has already returned 2,828 of its citizens from Russian captivity during the war, the military intelligence spokesman HUR said. According to Kiev, more than 4,000 Ukrainians are still in Russian captivity.
Ukraine has been defending a Russian invasion for more than 22 months.
Source: Krone
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