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Kyiv says 30 people returned to Ukraine in new prisoner swap with Russia
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A Ukrainian soldier stands against the background of an apartment house ruined in the Russian shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
KYIV — Ukraine says 30 prisoners of war are being returned to the country as part of the most recent exchange of captives with Russia, following an order from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
“Five officers and 17 servicemen were exchanged. Also eight civilians, including one woman, were released. In total, 30 of our citizens are going home today,” Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk says in a statement on social media.
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