Nadya Prishlyak16:14, 19.03.25

According to Zelensky, this is one of the largest exchanges that have been carried out during the war.

Another 175 Ukrainian defenders have been released from Russian captivity, and another 22 fighters are returning home thanks to events outside of exchanges, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced.

“Among them are the seriously wounded and soldiers who were persecuted by Russia for fictitious crimes. All of them will be immediately provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance,” he notes.

Zelensky noted that this is one of the largest exchanges.

“Our soldiers, sergeants and officers are returning. Warriors who fought for our freedom in the ranks of the Armed Forces, Navy, National Guard, Territorial Defense Forces and Border Service. They defended Ukraine in various directions – in Mariupol, at Azovstal, in Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, as well as Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, Sumy and Kursk regions,” the President of Ukraine added.

He expressed gratitude to those involved in the search for Ukrainian prisoners and exchanges, as well as to all of Ukraine’s partners, especially the United Arab Emirates, for making today’s exchange possible.

“Ukraine remembers each and every one of our heroes, and we will definitely bring all our people home,” Zelensky said.

(C)UNIAN 2025