On Wednesday, December 14, another exchange of prisoners took place - 64 soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as a US citizen, were returned home.
According to Andriy Yermak, the head of the presidential office, among the released were soldiers who fought in the Donetsk and Lugansk directions, including those who participated in the defense of Bakhmut.
“These are officers, privates and sergeants, our heroes,” he added..
Also among those rescued is US citizen Murekezi Suedi, who helped Ukrainians..
Also, the bodies of four dead defenders of Ukraine were returned home..
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Recently, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that during the nine months of a full-scale war, 1,331 defenders returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. At the same time, in the summer, human rights organizations estimated the number of citizens of Ukraine captured by the Russians at eight thousand..