Ukraine brings back 84 prisoners of war, including dozens of civilians
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox
The Aug 14 swop included 33 soldiers and 51 civilians - at least one of whom had been held for more than a decade.
PHOTO: X/@ZELENSKYYUA
Follow topic:
- Ukraine retrieved 84 prisoners from Russia, including 33 soldiers and 51 civilians, in a recent exchange, highlighting ongoing war efforts.
- Some civilians were held since 2014, 2016, and 2017, with one prisoner captive for over 4,000 days; soldiers included Mariupol defenders.
- President Zelensky noted the release on X, adding that Ukraine has now recovered over 5,000 POWs since Russia's 2022 invasion.
AI generated
KYIV - Ukraine brought home 84 prisoners of war (POWs) in its latest exchange with Russia that included dozens of civilians, Ukrainian officials said on Aug 14, at least one of whom had been held for more than a decade.
The Aug 14 swop included 33 soldiers and 51 civilians, according to the Ukrainian state committee in charge of POWs, which added that one of the prisoners had spent more than 4,000 days in captivity.
Another was a primary school teacher captured by Russian-backed separatists in 2019.
“Among the civilians released today are those who had been held by the Russians since 2014, 2016, and 2017,” President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X.
“Among the military released today are the defenders of Mariupol.”
Kyiv and Moscow have carried out regular swops during the three-and-a-half-year-old war despite no lulls in fighting, with Ukraine returning more than 5,000 POWs since the Kremlin’s February 2022 invasion. REUTERS
