Among the 303 of our defenders who returned today from Russian torture chambers, 33 are defenders of Azovstal.
This was announced by Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.
‘Today, the third stage of the 1,000 for 1,000 exchange has been completed. 303 of our soldiers have returned from captivity – soldiers and sergeants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Airborne Forces, the State Border Guard Service, the Territorial Defence Forces, the Navy, and the National Guard.
Among them are 70 defenders of Mariupol, including 33 defenders of Azovstal.
In total, 1,000 Ukrainians have returned home in three days,’ the minister wrote on Facebook.