Second big exchange after break: 207 Ukrainians returned from Russian captivity

This was announced by the Head of the Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak.

We are returning our people from Russian captivity. 207 Ukrainians - soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Security Service of Ukraine, the National Police - privates, sergeants and officers," the statement said.

Among them are the defenders of Mariupol, military men who were at Azovstal, Snake Island, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhya, Kharkiv, Lugansk, Kherson and Sumy directions.

According to Yermak, this is the second major exchange after a long break.

The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War (CHPTW) said that today's exchange was the 50th since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Among the servicemen who were released from enemy captivity are 95 representatives of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 56 national guardsmen, 26 border guards, 29 soldiers of the Territorial Defence and one representative of the National Police of Ukraine. Private and non-commissioned officers include 180 defenders and 27 officers.

At least 36 of them are wounded or seriously ill. The oldest of the freed Oboronets is already 61 years old, and the youngest will soon be 21," the Coordshatab said.

Medics who rescued military and civilians at the Mariupol Metallurgical Plant and Azovstal were also returned from enemy captivity. As well as a serviceman who has been defending Ukraine since 2014, and one defender of Snake Island.

A total of 3,035 servicemen have been freed from Russian captivity since the start of the full-scale invasion.