Zelenskyy: Ukraine brings home 103 more defenders from Russian captivity – photos

Ukraine has brought back 103 soldiers from Russian captivity as part of a new prisoner exchange. They are from the National Guard, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Navy, the Territorial Defence Forces and the State Border Guard Service.

Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter); Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War on Facebook

Quote: "Today, 103 Ukrainian warriors are returning home from Russian captivity. They are defenders from the Armed Forces, the State Border Guard Service, and the National Guard."

Details: The first stage of the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between Russia and Ukraine has taken place.

The released prisoners also include military personnel from the Navy and the Territorial Defence Forces. In addition to privates and sergeants, several officers have also been brought back.

The youngest of the released prisoners is 26 and the oldest is 59.

Those released are service members who defended Ukraine in Mariupol and on the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipro and Sumy fronts.

Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters said most of them are wounded or suffering from serious illnesses. 

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