“According to the President of Ukraine, it was possible to return home 82 privates and sergeants, 21 officers”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“Another 103 soldiers were returned to Ukraine from Russian captivity. 82 privates and sergeants. 21 officers. Defenders of Kyiv Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, Mariupol and Azovstal, Luhansk Oblast, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv Oblast. Soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, National Guard of Ukraine, border guards, policemen. Thank you to our exchange team for such good news for Ukraine,” the head of state wrote in the afternoon of September 14.
Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation informed about this exchange. It noted that the military personnel who were captured in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation are now in Belarus and are being provided with the “necessary medical assistance.” The United Arab Emirates played an intermediary role in the return of Russian servicemen, the Russian military department clarifies.
On September 13, Russia and Ukraine exchanged detainees according to the “49 for 49” formula.