„Uspjeli smo osloboditi 215 ljudi u najvećoj razmjeni zarobljenika od početka ruske invazije u veljači“, rekao je šef administracije ukrajinskog predsednika Andrej Jermak. Rusija je dobila 55 zatvorenika, među kojima je bio i bivši zastupnik Viktor Medvedčuk, blizak suradnik Vladimira Putina koji je u Ukrajini optužen za veleizdaju, rekao je ukrajinski predsjednik Volodimir Zelenski u svom dnevnom obraćanju.
U okviru te dugo pripremane operacije, pet vojnih zapovjednika, među kojima su šefovi obrane Azosvstala, prebačeni su u Tursku, rekao je on. „Oni će na osnovu sporazuma s turskim predsjednikom Recepom Tayyipom Erdoganom do kraja rata ostati u Turskoj u potpunoj sigurnosti u ugodnim uvjetima“, dodao je Zelenski.
U okviru ove razmjene je i deset ratnih zarobljenika, među kojima pet Britanaca, dvojica Amerikanaca i jedan Hrvat, za koje je ranije javljeno da su iz Rusije prebačeni u Saudijsku Arabiju, prenosi N1.
The day the whole Ukraine was waiting for. The day which brought back happiness to 215 families of our Heroes. The thoughts and joy of millions of Ukrainians are with them today. We are grateful. Grateful for the feat, for indomitability, for Ukraine!?? pic.twitter.com/zaLJTUNPyW
— Олена Зеленська (@ZelenskaUA) September 21, 2022
⚡️⚡️Commanders of the Azovstal defense, including Denys Prokopenko, the head of the Azov regiment, deputy commander Svyatoslav Palamar and marine commander Serhiy Volynsky, were among the 215 people released from Russian captivity in a massive prisoner exchange on Sept. 21. pic.twitter.com/EmKzuongWT
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) September 21, 2022
Sergeant Mykhailo Dianov (R), the photo of whom being wounded in a basement of the Azovstal plant during the Russian siege of Mariupol went viral, is returning home from the Russian captivity. pic.twitter.com/vK0m9czIA1
— Status-6 (@Archer83Able) September 21, 2022
Head of the Mariupol Patrol Police Mykhailo Vershinin and several more Azovstal defenders have been exchanged from Russian captivity https://t.co/TRMXC7pfy5
— English Luhansk (@loogunda) September 21, 2022