Military sailors and three border guards, as well as 82 defenders of Mariupol, including defenders of Azovstal, were released.
All rescued Ukrainians during the 55th exchange of prisoners with Russia were conscripts – soldiers, sergeants and sailors, including those captured in the first months of the mass invasion of the Russian Federation in 2022. This was announced by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners on Saturday, August 24.
Yes, we managed to free nine illegally convicted defenders. Military sailors and three border guards, as well as 82 defenders of Mariupol (of which fifty defended Azovstal), were released.
Six National Guardsmen also returned home from the garrison guarding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, military personnel who defended Kyiv, Donetsk, Kherson and Lugansk regions.
Soldiers released from captivity today also took part in heavy battles for Gostomel and the reserve command post of the General Staff in the Kyiv region, and in the Kherson region – for the Chongar checkpoint on the administrative border with the temporarily occupied that Crimea.
Many liberated Ukrainians are experiencing health problems as a result of their injuries, as well as Russia’s failure to comply with international humanitarian law. All of them will undergo a medical examination, the necessary treatment, receive psychological help, reintegrate into society and receive proper payment.
“We express our gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for the mediation and assistance in arranging the exchanges,” the headquarters noted.
We remind you that on June 24, Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners. 115 Ukrainian defenders were released from Russian captivity.
Earlier it was reported that the operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the Kursk region replenished the exchange fund with a record number of prisoners. Most of these were young conscripts.
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