Ukraine has returned 160 soldiers from Russian captivity. All of those released had been held since 2022.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced this.
Among those freed are servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the State Special Transport Service, the National Guard and border guards.
According to Zelensky, they defended Ukraine in Mariupol and at Azovstal, as well as in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy directions.
The president thanked the entire team working to bring Ukrainians back from captivity.
He separately noted the frontline units that replenish Ukraine’s exchange fund and make it possible to bring people home.
“We remember everyone who is in captivity. We check every single name. We must bring everyone back — both military personnel and civilians,” Zelensky said.
