Ukrainian athlete Dmitry Vitkovsky returned to his homeland during the exchange of prisoners of war. This was announced on her Facebook page by the former athlete, and now the People's Deputy of Ukraine Olga Saladukha. " Last year, he was taken prisoner near Mariupol and had to make a lot of efforts to wrest our warrior from the clutches of the Rashists. Thank you to everyone who helped, contributed and morally supported. Together we did a great job. It is important to continue to release Ukrainian athletes-prisoners of war. And you need to do it as soon as possible..

After all, they are subjected to incredible physical and moral torture.. Our enemy frankly spits on the Geneva Convention and every day spent in captivity is a huge test for every prisoner. By releasing athletes, we not only return their sons, brothers, fathers and husbands to their relatives. We return to Ukrainian sport the hope for revival and development after the victory," Recall that Vitkovsky was captured near Mariupol on April 12, 2022. They managed to free the warrior during the last exchange of prisoners.