Among them are the wounded, as well as defenders of Mariupol, the Zmiiny Islands, volunteers of TRo, defenders from the Bakhmut direction.

Today is another big exchange – 140 people are returning home from captivity.

“This is another big exchange that has been carried out – 140 people are returning home. Among them are the wounded, as well as the defenders of Mariupol, the Zmiiny Islands, TRo volunteers from Slavutych, and fathers and sons who were together in captivity, as well as ours from the Bakhmut direction “, the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, said in Telegram.

He noted that among those who returned from captivity were 2 soldiers from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 15 from TRo, 22 from NSU, 11 from the Navy and 10 from the DPSU. Among them are 132 men and 8 women, 22 officers and 118 sergeants and soldiers.

“In the New Year, we not only repel the enemy’s missile attacks, but also return our people,” Yermak emphasized.

Ukraine returns its people from Russian captivity

In general, since the beginning of the full-scale war, Ukraine has already returned almost 1,600 people.

In September, Ukraine freed the commanders of Azov.

On December 14, another exchange of prisoners took place. 64 soldiers of the Armed Forces returned to Ukraine.

In October, Ukraine freed 108 women from Russian captivity.