Ukraine: largest POW swap to date
144 Ukrainian soldiers have been released in the largest POW swap to date since the Russian invasion, Ukraine reports. These include 95 “defenders” of the fiercely fought Azovstal factory complex in the southern Ukrainian port city of Mariupol.
Many of the released soldiers are injured, Ukrainian media reported.
Azovstal was the last piece of Mariupol in the hands of the Ukrainians. After a prolonged battle they lost out and Russians and pro-Russian fighters were able to take the entire city.