The Ministry of Defense of Russia announced this Tuesday the release of 90 prisoners of war Russians after “a negotiation process”, while Ukraine has announced the return of 130 soldiers.
“As a result of the negotiation process, 90 military Russians who were in danger of dying in captivity were returned from territory controlled by kyiv“said the department led by Sergei Shoigu.
According to the brief statement released on the Defense Telegram channel, those released will be taken in planes of military transport of the Russian Aerospace Forces to Moscow.
In the Russian capital they will receive treatment, rehabilitation and psychological assistance in medical institutions of the Ministry of Defense, stressed the Russian military command.
130 Ukrainian soldiers
On the other hand, the head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, Andriy Yermak, he pointed out in his Telegram account that “130 of our soldiers returned home”, including four women. “They are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, members of the National Guard and border guards,” she noted.
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He stressed that among them there are 87 defenders of Mariupol71 of which are from Azovstal, the steel mill of this port city that was surrounded and long besieged by Russian troops before surrendering. In addition, he stated that among the prisoners were 35 servicemen captured in the Donetsk region, particularly in Soledar and Bakhmut.
Among the released prisoners are several with serious injuries, he added, noting that the Ukrainian state will take care of each of them.