Rome, October 23 (askanews) – Prisoner exchange between Moscow and Kiev. In the images released by the Ukrainian presidency, the 270 returning home from Russian captivity, carrying yellow-and-blue flags, embrace their loved ones. "270 of our men have returned home. A very important achievement. Members of the National Guard are returning, including soldiers from the Azov contingent, border guards, Teroboronivtsi soldiers, soldiers from the Navy, Ground Forces, Airborne Forces, the State Special Transport Service, as well as nine civilians.
Most of them had been in captivity since 2022,” President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Kiev, for its part, released the same number of Russian prisoners.
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