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Ukraine has secured the release of 160 military personnel from Russian captivity, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
According to the president, all of the released service members had been held in Russian captivity since 2022, UATV English reports.
Those freed include members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service. They defended Ukraine in Mariupol and at the Azovstal steel plant, as well as on the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Sumy fronts.
Zelenskyy thanked the team working to secure the return of Ukrainian prisoners and expressed special gratitude to frontline units that continue to replenish Ukraine’s exchange fund.
“We remember everyone who remains in captivity. We are checking every single name. We must bring everyone home—both military personnel and civilians,” the president said.
