Kyiv said on December 14 that it had secured the release of 64 Ukrainian troops and a U.S. citizen in its latest prisoner swap with Russia. "Sixty-four soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who fought in Donetsk and Luhansk -- particularly in defending Bakhmut -- are going home. It was also possible to free a U.S. citizen who helped our people -- Suedi Murekezi," presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak said on social media. To read the original Ukrainian Service story, click here.
Sixty-Four Ukrainians, One U.S. National Released In Prisoner Exchange With Russia, Kyiv Says
Ukrainian prisoners of war pose after a previous swap in the Zaporizhzhya region on November 24.