277 Ukrainian soldiers return home after Russian captivity — NV photo report
Nation19 April 2025, 09:17 PM
The released prisoners include service members of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, the State Special Transport Service and
the State Border Guard Service. They fought in Mariupol and other front-line
areas in Donetsk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhya and Luhansk oblasts.
According to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment
of Prisoners of War, most of those released were born in 2000 or later.
Among them were 268 enlisted personnel and sergeants, as
well as nine officers. A total of 77 of the released troops served under the
Interior Ministry: 73 National Guard members and four border guards. Most had
been held in captivity for nearly three years.
According to NV, one of the released prisoners is a woman
who had been in captivity since 2022. Two of the freed soldiers are celebrating
their birthdays today.
NV is publishing an exclusive photo report capturing the
moment Ukraine welcomed its heroes home.