Ukraine secures the release of 20 soldiers from Russian captivity

ALONA MAZURENKO— THURSDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2022, 16:26

Ukraine has succeeded in conducting another prisoner swap and securing the release of 20 defenders from Russian captivity.

Source: Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office

Quote: "Our people are coming home. Another prisoner swap, more moments of joy and the realisation that for many families, today is going to be one of the greatest days of their lives. 

We have succeeded in freeing 20 people. 

These are 20 stories of Ukrainian heroes: 14 of them are soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, four are from the Territorial Defence Forces, one is a National Guardsman, and one is from the Naval Forces. 

There are people who were held in Olenivka [the prison camp that was shelled by the Russians - ed.] and in the occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts."

Details: Yermak said the soldiers are currently undergoing medical check-ups.

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