Ukraine: kyiv announces the return of 207 Ukrainian prisoners of war. “Our people are back.
207 of them. We will bring them home whatever happens,” declared Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky on the social network X on January 31, 2024. This was the fiftieth exchange of prisoners with Russia, an exchange made possible thanks to the mediation of the United Arab Emirates. Since 2022, more than 3,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been released, but kyv says at least 3,00 others are still held in Russian prisons, along with 30,000 civilians.