During the eight stages of the current large-scale exchange of prisoners of war, hundreds of Ukrainians, including wounded military personnel, civilians and those previously considered missing, have returned home, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on the social network "Facebook", quoted by Ukrinform, BTA reports.
"Eight stages of the large exchange. Since the beginning of June, hundreds of our compatriots have returned home. Our youth, the defenders of Mariupol, those who held the front in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv and Kyiv regions. The wounded, the seriously ill. Those who we considered missing during the fighting, "said the president.
According to Zelensky, most of those released had been held in Russian captivity since 2022. Among those who returned are not only military personnel, but also civilians who became victims of the war. The president emphasized that their return was made possible by the coordinated efforts of the large team working daily for the release of every Ukrainian.
"We will continue to work and will continue until we return everyone without exception," Zelensky added.