Ukrainian Medic Taira released from captivity - Zelenskyy

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO - FRIDAY, 17 JUNE 2022, 21:32

Ukrainian paramedic Yulia Paievska (Taira), who was captured by Russian occupiers in mid-March in Mariupol, was released from captivity.

Source: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his evening address

Quote "I can report this today. Yulia Paievska, a Ukrainian paramedic, was released from captivity. I am grateful to everyone who worked for this result.

Taira is already at home. We will continue to work to bring everyone back."

Background: The Russian occupiers captured Taira in mid-March in Mariupol.

In May, the Associated Press published a video of Taira, shot in Mariupol before she was captured.