Serviceman Vitaly broke down in tears as he lovingly embraced his wife, Olena, after he was freed in an exchange with Russia today, only hours after a major Russian drone-and-missile attack.

The prisoner swap is the first phase of a complicated deal involving the exchange of 1,000 detainees from each side.

Serviceman Vitaly broke down in tears as he lovingly embraced his wife, Olena, after he was freed in an exchange with Russia today, only hours after a major Russian…