“The SBU and Chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence Kirill Budanov posted a video on the exchange of prisoners on June 12. Source: SBU, Budanov Direct Language of Budanova: “Infantry, sailors, paratroopers, national guards, border guards, air forces and territorial defense returns home.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: SBU, Budanov
Straight language Budanova: “Infantry, sailors, paratroopers, national guards, border guards, air forces and territorial defense fighters return home. Among them are Mariupol’s defenders who have been captured over three years.”
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Budanov showed a video from the exchange of prisoners on June 12 pic.twitter.com/k2healrcnc
– Ukrainian Truth ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) June 12, 2025
Details: Budanov added that the next stage of exchange would be in the near future.
The SBU showed an exclusive video of prisoners on June 12 pic.twitter.com/pzfewkv1xe
– Ukrainian Truth ✌️ (@ukrpravda_news) June 12, 2025
Prehistory:
- On June 2, Ukraine and the Russian Federation agreed to return “6000 to 6000” bodies of dead soldiers on June 2. Ukrainian and Russian delegations also agreed on the exchange of “all” for all “seriously wounded and young servicemen aged 18 to 25 years.
- On June 9, the 66th exchange of prisoners of war started. The first group of released servicemen under 25 years of age returned to Ukraine from Russia.
- On June 10, Ukraine returned from the Russian captivity a group of defenders who suffered serious injuries and have serious health problems.
- On June 11, according to the results of repatriation measures, the bodies of 1 212 fallen defenders were returned to Ukraine.
- The coordination stressed that for safety reasons of the operation, the exact number of dismissed persons will be announced after the exchange process is completed.