“Another optimistic and very important news: 144 Ukrainian warriors were returned home from russian captivity, among them 59 soldiers of the National Guard, 30 – Navy of Ukraine, 28 – army, 17 – border guards, nine – territorial defence soldiers, one – policeman. The oldest of the liberated is 65 years old, the youngest is 19. In particular, 95 Azovstal defenders return home.

I am grateful to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and to everyone who worked for this result. We will do everything to bring every Ukrainian man and woman home,” posted at the President of Ukraine’s Facebook page.