A prior prisoner exchange on September 13, 2024 saw 49 Ukrainian prisoners returned home, including 23 women (including civilians detained before the full-scale invasion) and 15 Azov soldiers (mostly women).
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This follows a prior exchange on Sept. 13, which saw 49 Ukrainian prisoners returned home. Among them were 23 women, including civilians detained before the full-scale invasion.
One of the women released was Lenia Umerova, who had been taken hostage while visiting her ailing father.
Additionally, the previous exchange included 15 Azov soldiers, mostly women, who had spent over two years in captivity.
During the prisoner exchange on September 13, Ukraine returned 23 women from Russian captivity, including civilians who were detained by the Russians and illegally deprived of their liberty even before the full-scale invasion.
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