Ukraine brings 130 defenders home from captivity under Easter PoW exchange

The Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Andriy Yermak reported the information on Telegram.

"Great Easter PoW exchange. We are returning 130 of our people. It took place in several stages over the past few days. The military, border guards, National Guard, sailors, employees of the State Border Guard Service..." said Yermak.

According to him, these are privates and sergeants who were captured in Bakhmut, Soledar, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson directions.

"Our people are coming home. It's Easter. The quintessence of this holiday is hope. This is exactly what the relatives of the prisoners of war felt when they were waiting for them for so long," the head emphasized.

He also noted that "the lives of our people hold the highest value for us. “Heroes must remain alive," as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy always says, and our team, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, is fulfilling this task. The task’s definition is short: to bring everyone home."

• On April 10, another major PoW exchange took place. 100 Ukrainians returned home. These are soldiers, sailors, border guards, and national guardsmen. In total, Ukraine has returned 2,105 people from captivity to date.