Ukraine secured the release of 106 captured soldiers in a prisoner exchange with Russia on Thursday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s chief of staff said.
Russia has replaced Wagner private military units with regular troops on the outskirts of Bakhmut, but the group’s fighters remain inside the...
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The soldiers, including eight officers, were captured fighting in the devastated eastern city of Bakhmut that Russia says it has captured, but where Kyiv’s forces say they still have a small foothold.
“Every one of them is a hero of our state. Many of the ones we are returning from captivity were considered missing. The relatives of these people have gone through a difficult time,” said Andriy Yermak.
“All our people will return home. We are working on this… every exchange [of POWs] brings us closer to this goal,” he added.
There was no immediate information about the forces Russia received from Ukraine in exchange.Another exchange of prisoners of war took place at the front. 106 Ukrainians returned home.https://t.co/p9OpbWr0SKhttps://t.co/hURu2lCtUL pic.twitter.com/C2tX7aUgXx
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