Over the course of eight significant stages of the exchange, hundreds of Ukrainians have been brought back home, including military personnel and civilians who endured the horrors of war.

This information was shared by the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on his Facebook page.

«Eight stages of a major exchange. Since early June, we have brought home hundreds of our people. This includes our youth, defenders of Mariupol, and those who held the line in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kyiv regions. Among them are injured and seriously ill individuals. There are also those who were considered missing», the president stated.

According to Zelensky, most of the released had been in Russian captivity since 2022. Among those returned were not only military personnel but also civilians who became victims of the war.

The president emphasized that this is a result of the coordinated efforts of a large team that works daily to secure the release of every Ukrainian.

«We will continue and work until we bring back everyone, without exception», he added.