A new exchange carried out by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War - 150 Ukrainian soldiers return home.

Among those released from captivity, there are many seriously ill and severely wounded, and those who have been in russian captivity for more than two and a half years.

This is the 61st exchange of prisoners of war organized by the Coordination Center since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion. In total, 4131 people have been returned from russian captivity thanks to the work of the headquarters on behalf of the President of Ukraine: military personnel, civilians, and foreign citizens.

This time, 108 Armed Forces soldiers are returning home (including seven from the Territorial Defence, 26 from the Navy, and three from the Air Force). 22 National Guardsmen, 19 border guards, and one representative of the National Police were also released from captivity.

They were defending Ukrainian land from the enemy in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Sumy, and Kyiv regions. In particular, the National Guard, who guarded the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal, have been freed. Ukrainian servicemen who took part in the operation in the Kursk region will also see their families soon.

Among those released are 47 sergeants, 69 soldiers, 16 sailors and 18 officers.

The Ukrainian servicemen will receive proper medical treatment, rehabilitation, and reintegration assistance, as well as the payment of the salaries they were due during their captivity and one-time financial assistance.

The Coordination Headquarters expresses gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for its assistance in implementing the exchange.

Glory to Ukraine!