Overview

• The swap on July 4 implemented Istanbul commitments to free heavily wounded, ill and under-25 detainees.
• Repatriated individuals included army, national guard, border and transport service personnel along with civilians held since 2022.
• Both Kyiv and Moscow withheld figures for the exchange, maintaining uncertainty over the number of released captives.
• Ukraine’s Security Service released exclusive footage showing returning servicemen draped in national flags.
• Ukrzaliznytsia ran dedicated rail convoys to move freed prisoners directly to state rehabilitation facilities.