⚡️Ukraine returned 115 fighters from russian captivity.

These are soldiers of the National Guard, the Armed Forces, the Navy, and the State Border Guard.

The were exchanged following mediation by the UAE.

Among them are 82 military personnel who defended Mariupol, including about 50 defenders of Azovstal, naval sailors, three border guards and conscripts, national guardsmen from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant garrison, military personnel who defended the Kyiv region and took part in the battles near Hostomel, etc.

Nine illegally convicted prisoners of war were also released.

More than half of those released are conscript soldiers who were held captive by the aggressor for more than 2 years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports.

Many of the returnees have serious health conditions.