KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday that his country successfully secured the release of 300 military personnel and two civilians from Russian custody during the second consecutive day of prisoner exchanges between the two nations.
The freed Ukrainian troops included soldiers of various ranks – from enlisted personnel to non-commissioned officers and commissioned officers – who had been stationed at multiple battlefront locations spanning from the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk to the southern area of Kherson, according to Zelenskyy’s statement.
The Ukrainian president shared images on social media showing the returning servicemen stepping off transportation vehicles, embracing one another and sharing cigarettes in what appeared to be emotional reunion scenes.
