Overview

• The 67th prisoner swap returned 84 Ukrainians, comprising 33 military personnel and 51 civilians, from Russian custody.
• Civilians released include individuals held since 2014–2017 in occupied Donetsk and Luhansk regions following sentences of 10–18 years.
• Among those freed were defenders of Mariupol who endured captivity after the city’s 2022 fall.
• President Zelensky said nearly all returnees require urgent medical treatment and long-term rehabilitation upon arrival.
• Ukraine credited its Coordination Headquarters, Defense Intelligence and special services for negotiating the exchange with UAE mediation.