Ukraine has introduced again 189 of its defenders because of a brand new PoW change on Monday, 30 December.
Supply: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Telegram; Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Struggle
Quote: "The discharge of our individuals from Russian captivity is at all times excellent information for every of us. And right now is one in every of such days: our workforce managed to deliver 189 Ukrainians dwelling.
[We’ve brought back] the navy: defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol, the Chornobyl Nuclear Energy Plant, Zmiinyi Island, and servicemen from completely different frontline areas. They’re troopers, sergeants and officers. Nationwide Guard members returned as properly, together with Azov defenders, border guards, troopers from territorial defence forces, the Navy and Armed Forces. There have been additionally two civilians who had been captured in Mariupol. Every of them has household and associates ready for them at dwelling. And it’s a pleasure that we managed to deliver them again. Immediately, 189 extra households are completely happy."
In line with the Coordination Headquarters, the eleventh change in 2024 resulted within the launch of:
- 87 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (17 of them from territorial defence forces),
- 43 – Nationwide Guard of Ukraine,
- 33 – State Border Guard Service,
- 24 – Navy.
Two civilians had been additionally introduced again from captivity.
The Coordination Headquarters provides that they’ve introduced again those that had been captured in Kursk Oblast.
Many Ukrainian residents had been held in Russian captivity for greater than two and a half years. The defenders endure from acute persistent diseases, mine-blast accidents, and severe wounds.
This time, 173 privates and sergeants and 14 officers had been launched.
187 українських військовослужбовців та 2 цивільних повернулися з неволі напередодні Нового року pic.twitter.com/2xCSVOgoyn
— Українська правда ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) December 30, 2024
Quote from the Coordination Headquarters: "This is without doubt one of the largest exchanges performed by the Coordination Headquarters for the Remedy of Prisoners of Struggle for the reason that full-scale invasion. In whole, 3,956 individuals have been introduced again from Russian captivity inside the framework of the Coordination Headquarters on behalf of the President of Ukraine, together with 1,358 in 2024.
Sadly, many Ukrainian residents, each navy and civilians, proceed to be held in Russian captivity. The Coordination Headquarters is doing all the things doable to proceed negotiations and launch our individuals from captivity. We keep in mind each one in every of them."
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