Another 130 defenders were able to return from captivity

Ukraine and Russia held a major Easter prisoner exchange. They managed to free 130 defenders from Russian captivity. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said this on Telegram.

Great Easter prisoner exchange. We return 130 of our people. It took place over the last few days in several stages. The military, border guards, National Guardsmen, sailors, GSST officers... privates and sergeants who were captured in Bakhmut, Soledar, Zaporozhye, Kherson directions. Our people are returning home," the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said .

Yermak once again stressed that the lives of Ukrainians are the highest value for the country.

Heroes must be alive, this is what President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose task is carried out by our team, the Coordinating Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, always says," Yermak added.

Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion and until the end of March, Ukraine has managed to bring home 1993 Ukrainians from captivity. However, the prisoner exchange process has been complicated by the Russian side. The enemy does not agree to a large-scale all-for-all exchange and disrupts the prisoner exchange process.