Ukraine returns home soldiers considered missing in action
Photo: Another exchange of prisoners of war has taken place (t.me/Koord_shtab)
During today's exchange, seriously wounded and seriously ill Ukrainian defenders returned to Ukraine. Some of them were considered missing in action, according to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
Today, another stage of a large-scale prisoner exchange took place following the agreements reached in Istanbul.
The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, acting on behalf of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, returned a group of defenders classified as severely wounded and ill from Russian captivity.
The headquarters reported that servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular the Airborne Forces, the Navy, the Air Force, the Troop Forces, the Security Service, as well as the State Border Service and the National Guard of Ukraine, have returned to their homeland.
Among those released today are defenders of Mariupol who had been in captivity for more than three years. All the freed defenders are men, representatives of the rank and file, and sergeants.
"Some of the Ukrainian soldiers released today were considered missing in action," the headquarters reported.
In general, according to the Coordination Headquarters, Ukrainians who fought in the Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Luhansk regions are returning home.
"The defenders released from captivity will undergo the necessary medical examination, receive physical and psychological rehabilitation assistance, as well as all due payments for the entire period of their captivity," the headquarters added.
Today's exchange is part of a large exchange of military personnel under the age of 25, as well as those who are seriously wounded or seriously ill.
Prisoner exchange
Today, June 12, Ukraine and Russia conducted a new prisoner exchange.
After the second round of negotiations in Istanbul, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations agreed to exchange all severely wounded and ill prisoners of war, as well as prisoners aged 18 to 25.
The large-scale exchange began on June 9. On that day, the first group of released servicemen under the age of 25 returned home.
The number of returned servicemen was not disclosed. The Coordination Headquarters explained that for security reasons, the final figures of those released would be made public after the exchange process was completed.
The second stage of the exchange took place on June 10. Prisoners from the category of severely wounded and ill returned home.
