Ukraine has returned 100 military people from Russian captivity (photo, video)

It is known that 49 National Guard soldiers, 25 border guards, 26 military personnel of the Armed Forces, including 11 terroborons, returned home. On Thursday, February 8, Ukraine returned 100 defenders from Russian captivity. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has informed about it. "There are 100 more Ukrainians at home, in Ukraine. National Guard, Border Guards, Armed Forces. Most are the defenders of Mariupol. All are ours, all - again in our home.

We work for everyone and everyone and we do not stop until we return!" states. All liberated - ordinary and sergeant. 84 saved warriors defended Mariupol (including 82 - Azovstali defenders), the rest performed combat missions in Donetsk and Lugansk directions, and the coordination headquarters on prisoners of war reports in Telegram. At least 28 liberated are injured or serious illness. The oldest turned 62, and the youngest - 20.

We managed to save, in particular, a physician who, under difficult conditions, rescued the wounded at Azovstal, his brothers Nicholas and Roman. In total, since the beginning of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, 3135 defenders and defenders have already been liberated. This exchange became 51. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation was first informed about the exchange.

The Russians stated that the process contributed to the "intermediary participation of the humanitarian nature of the unification of Arab Emirates. " The exchange, according to the Russian side, took place according to the formula "100 per 100". We will remind, the 50th exchange of prisoners took place on January 31.

207 Ukrainians have returned home from Russian captivity: 180 ordinary and sergeants and 27 officers are defenders of Mariupol, Kherson, Snake Island fighters, Marines and military doctors. This exchange became the first after the IL-76 disaster in the Belgorod region of the Russian Federation on January 24. Then, according to the invaders, 65 Ukrainian prisoners were killed. Ukraine has invited the transfer of bodies.