President Zelensky’s Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak reported that 44 people have returned to Ukraine as part of a prisoner exchange, including 36 privates and sergeants, six officers, and two civilians. Yermak said that the servicemen participated in the defense of Mariupol, Azovstal, and Kherson, as well as combat in eastern Ukraine.
Russia’s Defense Ministry reported that 40 Russian servicemen returned to Russia. They will be sent to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation.
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