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Zelensky Reveals 49 Ukrainian POWs Came Back To Kyiv

.Ukrainian Head of state Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had actually been returned coming from Russia, along with AFP seeing the group being greeted at the perimeter with Belarus.Zelensky performed certainly not make clear whether it was part of a swap along with Russia, as is generally the scenario, however AFP journalists had earlier seen Russian prisoners of war being packed onto a bus near the edge.It will be the 2nd exchange between the challenging nations considering that Kyiv's shock attack right into Russia's Kursk location.Zelensky stated private citizens were actually additionally among the returnees, including a "lady that was hijacked when she pertained to handle her unwell daddy.".He said the swap additionally consisted of fighters coming from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal fight, in addition to soldiers, perimeter protectors as well as police officers.AFP spoke with pair of women in their 20s covered in Ukrainian banners and acquiring florals, that said they were at the Azovstal vegetation that was up to Russia after a siege in 2022." I am actually ultimately home, I can't think it," pointed out 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an armed car of Ukraine's National Protector, stated.Yet another lady, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, said she was actually a medic at the Azov brigade that defended Azovstal.Previously, AFP saw the Ukrainian military driving Russian POWs in a bus, some were actually wearing bonnets concealing their skins, which were actually cleared away as they were actually packed right into a minivan.AFP spoke to a few of them temporarily, plus all those that talked claimed they were actually captured throughout Ukraine's unpleasant surprise Kursk aggression last month.

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