“We bring people back. And we will bring them all back. After all, our people are our most precious treasure. Thank you for the excellent washing coordination staff for the treatment of POWs,” Andriy Yermak wrote on Twitter.
As part of the exchange, the Ukrainian side brought the body of Israeli Dmytro Fiałka. The man fought as a volunteer.
The head of the office of the President of Ukraine noted that the deceased Israeli had been living in Ukraine for two years and worked as a coach baby football in the club. “He fought for Ukraine. Here he met his beloved – a girl with whom they had children” – he informed.
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The head of the office indicated that at residence officers, sergeants and soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces are back. All of them were in places where a fierce armed struggle was taking place. The politician added that many of these people were considered missing. Jermak said prisoners currently released are undergoing medical examinations.
The war in Ukraine. More than two thousand Ukrainian soldiers are still in captivity
End of September, as part of the prisoner exchange Russia freed 215 imprisoned Ukrainians. Among them were the defenders of Mariupol. The Ukrainian side, in exchange for its soldiers, delivered more than 50 people to Russia – mostly military personnel.
Andriy Yermak reported that among those released were commander of the “Azov” regiment Denys Prokopenko and his deputy Svyatoslav Pałamar. The Russians also released the commander of the 36th Marine Brigade, Serhiy Volyn, and other soldiers who heroically defended the Azovstal Metallurgical Plant in Mariupol. Among those released are 108 servicemen of the Azov regiment, as well as other formations, e.g. National Guard, Police and Border Patrol.
More than 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers are held in Russian captivity. The prisoners are in dire conditions. Some people do not have access to adequate food, running water or medicine.
