Illustrative photo – Ukrainian soldiers released as part of a prisoner exchange with Russia in a picture taken on September 21, 2022 in Chernihiv.
Kyiv – Since the beginning of the war, 2,279 Ukrainians, both soldiers and civilians, have returned from Russian captivity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said in his regular message.
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“We remember everyone. And even if there is no specific information about specific people, about what happened, or where they may be, we are still looking for them,” assured Zelenskyy, according to whom it is necessary for all Ukrainians to return.
How many Ukrainians remain in Russian captivity is not clear. However, in mid-April, Kiev estimated that 7,000 Ukrainian soldiers were missing.
Zelenskyj thanked everyone involved in the prisoner exchanges. “Every Russian prisoner of war is an opportunity to exchange our people,” he also noted as he thanked the soldiers who “renew the exchange fund”.
Ukraine and Russia last exchanged prisoners on Wednesday. another 44 people.
