As part of the exchange, 90 Ukrainians returned home from Russian captivity. This was announced by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Among those released are the warriors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Navy, the National Guard, the Territorial Defense Forces, and Border Guard Service: defenders of Mariupol, Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Kherson, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk directions.
"We remember all our people in Russian captivity. We continue our work for the release of everyone. We seek the truth about everyone who may be held by the enemy," Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.
The Head of State thanked the entire team of Ukraine working for the liberation of Ukrainians: Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Presidential Office Andriy Yermak, Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Maliuk, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko and Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets. Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the assistance of the United Arab Emirates in making this exchange possible.