Ukraine Secure Returns Of Captive In Eighth Prisoners’ Exchange, Zelenskyy Pledges To “Bring Everyone Back – Without Exception.”

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy: “Eight stages of a major exchange. Since the beginning of June, hundreds of our people have returned home.

“Our youth, the defenders of Mariupol, those who held the line in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kyiv regions. The wounded, the severely ill.

“Those who had been considered missing in action. Most of them had been in captivity since 2022. And not only military personnel – Ukraine has also brought home civilians.

“This is the result of the efforts made by Ukraine’s large team. We continue this work and will carry on until we bring everyone back – without exception.