On Saturday, April 9, on the orders of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the third exchange of prisoners took place. Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk announced this on Facebook..

" 12 of our soldiers are returning home, of which one is a female officer. We also released 14 civilians, including 9 women.. Only 26 of our people,"

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Recall that the first full-fledged exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia was held on March 24. Then, in exchange for 10 captured invaders, our side released 10 of our defenders. During the second prisoner exchange, 86 Ukrainian servicemen returned home.