Ukrainian sailors who spent 14 months in captivity of the Yemeni Houthis have finally returned home. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (GUR MO) reported on the successful special operation.. Sailors, crew members of the Galaxy Leader vessel, released. It is reported on Saturday evening GUR.

As the representative of the GUR MO Olga Mosiones noted, the operation became possible thanks to the order of the President of Ukraine and the active support of the Royal Office of the Sultanate Oman.

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On Saturday, the sailors were solemnly greeted by their relatives at the Odessa Regional State Administration. The return has become an important symbol of successful cooperation between Ukrainian state bodies and international partners.

Let us recall that on November 19, 2023, the Yemeni Houthis seized a cargo ship belonging to an Israeli businessman in the Red Sea.. The Galaxy Leader, a Bahamian-flagged vessel, is registered to a British company partly owned by tycoon Rami Unger.. But by the time of capture it was leased by a Japanese company.