Ukraine returns 45 warriors, two civilians from Russian captivity

Forty-five warriors of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, and the State Border Guard Service have returned home from Russian captivity.

Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Today we also have good news. We managed to return home from captivity 45 warriors of the Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service, and two civilians. Among them are two officers, 41 privates and sergeants, a civilian employee of Azovstal and a member of the territorial defense from Kherson," Yermak said.

According to him, "we are returning the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal. There are wounded soldiers. There are also soldiers from Donetsk, including Bakhmut, Zaporizhzhia and Kharkiv directions. Each of them is a hero."

Yermak emphasized that "our team, together with the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, continues to fulfill the task of President Volodymyr Zelensky - to return everyone. We are not stopping. All Ukrainians must be at home."

As reported, in May, the International Committee of the Red Cross managed to confirm the captivity of hundreds of missing Ukrainians.

 Photo: Telegram / Andriy Yermak