Among the exchanged Warriors are Defenders of Mariupol, Kherson, fighters from Zmiinyi Island, marines, and combat medics:

▪️ 95 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,
▪️ 56 National Guard members,
▪️ 26 Border Guards,
▪️ 29 Territorial Defense warriors,
▪️ one serviceperson of the National Police of Ukraine.

180 Defenders are privates and sergeants, another 27 are Ukrainian officers. At least 36 of them have injuries or serious illnesses. The oldest of the liberated Defenders is already 61 years old, and the youngest will soon turn 21.

One of those who returns today is Junior Sergeant Zakhar. He was captured by Russia together with his wife Tetiana after being evacuated from Azovstal in May 2022. In less than six months, Tetiana was exchanged and returned to Ukraine. Tatiana settled with her two daughters in Dnipro. However, on January 14, Russians fired a missile at the high-rise building where the family lived. Tetiana died under the rubble along with her younger daughter and her husband's mother. Zakhar and Tetiana's older daughter Ruslana, 19, is waiting for her father's return today.

✒️: Coordination Headquarters for Prisoners of War .