Ukrainian defenders released from captivity sing national anthem for first time in a long while – photos, videos

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Among the Ukrainians brought back in the 75th prisoner-of-war exchange since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion are severely ill or seriously wounded defenders who are now receiving assistance. Negotiations on the next stages of the exchange are ongoing.

Source: Andrii Yusov, Deputy Head of the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda; videos released by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine; Denys Prokopenko, Commander of the 1st Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, on Facebook

Details: The current prisoner swap secured the return of 185 Ukrainian defenders and one civilian.

Most of them had been in captivity since 2022. Among those released are many defenders of Mariupol and the Azovstal garrison, representatives of many components of the security and defence forces and from various fronts where Ukrainian defenders are holding back the Russians.