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Ukraine Brings Home 103 Service Members From Russian Captivity in New Prisoner Exchange
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Ukraine has secured the release of 103 service members from Russian captivity in the first stage of a new prisoner exchange, the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported on August 18.
The exchange was carried out following negotiations and on the instructions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Most of the returned Ukrainian service members have injuries or serious illnesses, the statement said.
Those released include personnel from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Navy, Territorial Defense Forces, National Guard, and State Border Guard Service. The group includes soldiers and sergeants, as well as several officers.
The returned service members had defended Ukraine on the Luhansk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and Sumy axes.
The youngest service member released in the exchange was born in 2000, while the oldest is 59 years old.
According to the Coordination Headquarters, all those released will undergo comprehensive medical examinations and receive physical and psychological rehabilitation assistance. They will also receive state-provided payments and support aimed at helping them reintegrate into society following prolonged captivity.
Last week, Ukraine and Russia have carried out an exchange of bodies of those killed in the war, with Ukraine receiving the remains of 261 people.
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