Today, 144 defenders of Ukraine were released from captivity during a large-scale exchange. This was reported by the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War..

" This is the biggest exchange since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion,"

Of the 144 released - 95 defenders of " Among them are 43 servicemen of the Azov regiment..

Generally released:.

59 National Guard soldiers;

30 - Naval Forces;

28 - Armed Forces of Ukraine;

17 - State Border Guard Service of Ukraine;

9 - Territorial Defense;

1 - National Police of Ukraine.

The eldest of the released was 65 years old, the youngest - 19.

Most of the liberated Ukrainians have severe injuries: gunshot and shrapnel wounds, explosive injuries, burns, fractures, limb amputations.. All of them receive proper emergency medical and psychological care..