By KYIV. Oct 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said the team involved in the exchanges will do everything to return all captured Ukrainians.
"Today we managed to return another 52 people from Russian captivity: 50 of our defenders and two civilians," he said in a video statement on Saturday, October 29.
"Among them are fighters of the National Guard, the Navy, border guards, terrorist defense… Andriy Albov is the head of the surgical department of the military hospital in Mariupol, he was evacuated from Azovstal. Vasyl Chalenko is a volunteer, a member of the terrorist defense, commander of a reconnaissance platoon," he said.
According to the president, "there are among these 52 a sailor from Zmiinyi [island], as well as a National Guardsman who was captured while defending Chornobyl nuclear power plant, and an SBU pensioner who was taken prisoner by the invaders in Bucha."
"We remember everyone who is being held captive in Russia and in the occupied territory, and we will do everything to return each and every one. Our exchange team is constantly working. These are Budanov, Yermak, Usov, Lubinets and others. In general, 1,031 people have already been released from Russian captivity since March," the president said.
