Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners in the format of 103 to 103

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the second time in two days. Among the 103 servicemen released from Russian captivity are soldiers of the Azov brigade. This was reported by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

A total of 82 privates and sergeants, as well as 21 officers from the AFU, the National Guard of Ukraine, the Border Guard Service, as well as the police.

Soldiers who defended Kyivshchyna, Donetschyna, Mariupol and Azovstal, Lugansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kharkiv regions returned home.

In particular, among those released are military men of the 36th Marine Brigade, representatives of the Kraken special unit and the 12th Special Forces Brigade of the NSU Azov. In total, 23 Azov soldiers are among those released from captivity today. Yesterday, 15 were returned. About 950 remain in captivity.

The vast majority of those released from captivity were held by the Russians since the first days of the war. Most of them have been severely injured and wounded, have serious illnesses and need immediate medical assistance.