“As part of the exchange on July 23, Ukraine returned to Ukraine, in particular, the last of the defenders of the island of Snake – a fighter of the State Border Service. Source: Coordination Headquarters on Defense of Prisoners of Fighting: Details of the Ninth Stage of Exchange, which take place in Istanbul, told the headquarters.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Coordinating Headquarters on Defense of Prisoners of War
Details: The headquarters told the details of the ninth stage of the exchange, which occur according to the agreements in Istanbul.
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Literally: “The Coordination Headquarters on the Defense of Prisoners of Pursuing on behalf of the President of Ukraine liberated a group of defenders who have injuries and serious illnesses from the Russian captivity.
Among the liberated today are military personnel of the Armed Forces, in particular from the units of DShV, the Navy, the TRI forces, as well as fighters of the State Border Service, the National Guard and the National Police of Ukraine. In addition to the representatives of the soldier and the Sergeant, the officers were dismissed. Some of the soldiers liberated today were captured during the defense of Mariupol and spent more than 3 years in captivity.
The last of the defenders of the island of Snake – a fighter of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine “returns from captivity.”
Details: The headquarters reported that the youngest released on July 23 was 27 years old, the oldest – 66 years.
In general, Ukrainians who fought in Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lugansk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv directions were returned to their native land.
That preceded: July 23 Ukraine held the 9th stage of the exchange of prisoners. Hardly ill and seriously wounded military returned home.
The Ukrainian side does not report how many people have returned within this stage. At the same time, according to the head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations in Istanbul Vladimir Medinsky, about 250 people were exchanged on each side. According to him, this is the last stage of exchange within the framework of previously reached arrangements.
Prehistory:
- On February 24, 2022, two unrecognized goals came to Snake Island. The occupants with threats demanded from the military personnel of the Izmail border detachment. The aggressor used the International Safety Channel of Safety of Shipping.
- The invaders fired on the island of Snakes from the Freaky Ship weapons, then used combat aviation.
- Late in the evening, the State Border Guard Service reported that the connection with the border guards on the Serpent was lost, probably, the island was captured by the enemy. Snake defenders were in Russian captivity.
- The author of the notorious phrase “The Russian War Ship, Go on X#and”, the border guard, managed to extract from the Russian captivity in May 2022.