A new exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and the Russian Federation took place: what is its feature (photo, video)
Among the categories of "wounded and seriously ill", as well as "under 25 years", there are representatives of three, motor infantry, mechanized, landing troops, marines and civilians. In the group of those who returned, - the defenders of Mariupol, including officers who have been captured since 2022, as well as warriors who have fought in Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lugansk and Kherson directions. The youngest of the heroes is 20 years, the oldest is 59.
According to the Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets, the peculiarity of this exchange is that it was possible to return the defenders, whom Russia illegally condemned to long detention. Released from captivity will undergo the necessary medical examination, receive assistance in physical and psychological rehabilitation, as well as all proper payments for all time in captivity. The exact number of those who returned will be announced after all stages of exchange.