< IMG Title = "In the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, they told how many defenders Azovstol returned from the captivity of the Russian Federation" Width = "632" Height = "356" src = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov-632x356.jpg" class = "main Alt = "Andriy Yusov" Fetchpriority = "High" sizes = "(Max-Width: 425PX) 300PX, 632PX" srcset = "https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov-632x356.jpg 632W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov-300x169.jpg 300w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov-768x432.jpg 768W, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov-200x113.jpg 200w, https://cdn.fakty.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12/andrij-yusov.jpg 1280W "/> < p > Ukraine was able to free more than half of the military personnel who defended Azovstal — 1 279 defenders.
< p > this was announced by Andrei Yusov, a representative of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense, during a live broadcast on Radio Liberty.
< h2 > Ukraine returned from captivity 1,279 defenders Azovstal< blockquote >< p > — In total, about 2,500 defenders from different departments were withdrawn or evacuated from Azovstal. Of these, today 1,279 have already been returned from captivity. That is, more than half of the garrison of the Azovstal was freed from Russian captivity, — Yusov told.
< p > according to him, the liberated includes < strong > 455 warriors of the Azov regiment , which were returned due to the exchanges organized by the coordination headquarters on the issues of prisoners of war.
are now watching < p > — And this, if we are talking about statistics compared to other units, are good numbers, although I understand that statistics do not replace their relatives for specific families, ”he said.
< p > Yusov also said that the last exchange made it possible to return Ukrainian prisoners of war, which were previously not included in any lists.
< p >— During this exchange, it was possible to return from Russian captivity representatives of 46 units, of which for the first time during the period of full -scale invasion were returned from captivity of military personnel. This is a colossal result, because it is not just saved lives and statistics, this is incredibly important information about the conditions of stay, quantity, places of content and personal history of others, ”said the representative of the Gur. < h2 > Yusov commented on the absence in the lists of Azov fighters< p > < p > — Our prisoners are in the hands of Putin, and not here, in Ukraine. And the Russian special services, who are engaged in the theme of exchanges, use the topics of prisoners at their discretion for the war against Ukraine. And the more media attention to individuals, individual units – you can be sure that this is taken into a separate development with subsequent use in order to worsen the situation in Ukraine, complicate the return of other prisoners as well, – he added. < p > < p > Recall, on May 16, in Turkey, during negotiations between the Ukrainian and Russian parties, an agreement was reached on a large -scale exchange of prisoners according to scheme 1000 per 1000. The exchange took place in stages within three days.
< p > on Friday, May 23, 390 prisoners returned from captivity, of which 270 were military personnel, and 120 – civilians.
< p > the next day, May 24, 307 military were returned to Ukraine, among whom there were 27 defenders of Mariupol and representatives of several other units who had not previously entered the lists. ~ 60 > < p > 25 another 303 Ukrainians returned from captivity, including 70 fighters who participated in the defense of Mariupol.
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