Posted on 03/19/2025 1:35:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
CHERNIHIV REGION, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine said Wednesday they had each swapped 175 prisoners in one of the largest exchanges since the Russian full-scale invasion started three years ago.
“We are bringing back soldiers, sergeants, and officers — warriors who fought for our freedom in the ranks of the Armed Forces, the Navy, the National Guard, the Territorial Defense Forces, and the Border Guard Service,” said Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian leader said Tuesday that releasing all prisoners of war as well as captured civilians would be an important step toward peace and could help build trust between the two countries. He has repeatedly called for an “all-for-all” prisoner exchange.
This comes as ongoing discussions about a temporary ceasefire that may pause the war continue.
Among them was 28-year-old Aliona Skuibida who has been campaigning for nearly three years for the return of her fiance, Andrii Orel, captured in April 2022 during the brutal battle for Mariupol, which eventually fell to Russian forces.
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Ziggy will send them right back to the front.
Hopefully a good start.
The ComPost doesn’t mention how many of each country. Typical.
“...each swapped 175...”
Alright, I see they said “each” - my bad. In the past such outlets have buried such information.
What I’d like to see is Russia returning the many UKRANIAN children they have abducted and sent to wherever in Russia.
NEWS: D.C. judge issues order to return all the prisoners to their captors.
A sign of ill-disciplined troops.
Where has anyone reported this?
I genuinely hadn’t heard.
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