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Tears of happiness, smiles, kisses: as Ukrainian defenders returned home from captivity of the Russian Federation (video)

The Coordination Headquarters for the Defense of Prisoners of Pursuing reported that it was already 58 exchange. In total, 3767 people have already been released from enemy captivity. Ukraine confirmed the return of 95 prisoners of war from Russia. Among them are warriors who defended Mariupol and Azovstal, Donbas, Lugansk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Kherson regions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has informed about it on Telegram.

"Every time Ukraine saves our people from Russian captivity, we are approaching the day when freedom will be returned to anyone in Russian captivity," the President said. He thanked the team who is engaged in the search and release of prisoners. Ukraine is doing everything to pull out all Ukrainians held by Russia. In addition, the coordination headquarters for the treatment of prisoners of war stated that it was already 58 exchange of prisoners.

The peculiarity of this exchange is that many Ukrainians returned home, who received the so -called "sentences" of the judicial system of Russia and "convicted": the headquarters noted that the National Guards, military sailors, warriors of the Armed Forces, border guards and representatives of other units of force were released from captivity. safety and defense. These are 69 soldiers and sergeants and 26 officers.

"Many of our liberated boys have serious illnesses and consequences of serious injuries, as well as heavy weight loss due to torture and lack of food. This is the 58th by the exchange organized by the coordination headquarters. As a result of our enemy work, 3,767 people have been released as a result of hostile captivity," - said in the message. Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian journalist Maxim Butkevich was returned from captivity.