Another 95 of our people home again – Zelenskyy

12:01, 19.10.2024 1 min read

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on his Telegram channel on Saturday night another POW swap with the Russian Federation with the assistance of the UAE, as a result of which another 95 Ukrainians returned to Ukraine.

"A total of 95 of our people are home again. Soldiers who defended Mariupol and Azovstal, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, and Kherson regions," the president wrote.

"Every time Ukraine rescues its people from Russian captivity, we bring closer the day when freedom will be returned to all who are in Russian captivity," he added.

The head of state expressed gratitude to the entire team involved in the search and release of prisoners.

"We are doing everything to get out all of ours who are being held by Russia. Gratitude to the soldiers who are replenishing the exchange fund and to all the partners who are helping," the president wrote.

It is reported that 95 of servicemen have also returned to Russia.