Pavlo Zuban, a soldier from the 79th Air Assault Brigade, has returned from Russian captivity. The defender from Poltava will lastly meet his youthful daughter Yaryna in particular person for the primary time. She’s going to flip two in March.

Supply: the Zmist ("Which means") Poltava media outlet

Particulars: His spouse, Anastasiia, defined that Pavlo had solely seen their daughter through cellphone, as he went to the entrance traces when she was only a week outdated.

Pavlo was captured on 9 April 2023, after defending Mariinka in Donetsk Oblast.

Pavlo Zuban spent nearly 2 years in captivity. Photograph: nastya_zuban/Instagram

Whereas ready for her husband’s return, Anastasiia attended occasions in her hometown to boost consciousness about prisoners of conflict.

Their older daughter, 7-year-old Varvara, joined her on the occasions, and later, Anastasiia started bringing their youngest, Yaryna, alongside as effectively.

Pavlo Zuban returned dwelling on 5 February as a part of a prisoner trade, simply 16 days earlier than his birthday.

He referred to as his spouse with the joyful information even earlier than she acquired the official notification from the Coordination Headquarters for the Therapy of Prisoners of Battle.

Quote: "You recognize, it’s one phrase – happiness. It’s unattainable to place into phrases or emotions when he referred to as. We didn’t get the notification immediately; he referred to as us first. There was happiness, tears. It was onerous to say something… We simply heard that he’s in Ukraine."

Background: Ukraine efficiently introduced dwelling 150 troopers from Russian captivity on 5 February. The group included 108 members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 22 Nationwide Guard troops, 19 border guards, and one Nationwide Police officer.

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