Many Ukrainian prisoners of war were released on the occasion of ‘Orthodox Easter’
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The festivities were muted due to security concerns and the imposition of curfew affected the traditional night prayers. Ukrainian officials and citizens shared messages of hope, peace and victory for Ukraine, linking to the story of Jesus’ rebirth.
More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war were released on Easter as part of a prisoner-of-war initiative with Russia. A top official gave this information on Sunday. This is the second year in a row since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year that Ukraine’s Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter amid the war. The festivities were muted due to security concerns and the imposition of curfew affected the traditional night prayers. Ukrainian officials and citizens shared messages of hope, peace and victory for Ukraine, linking to the story of Jesus’ rebirth.
Dozens of families had special reason to rejoice, as Andrey Yermak, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, announced that 130 soldiers, sailors, border guards and others captured by Russia in a “massive Easter prisoner swap” Coming back home after. Yermak said in a post on the social networking site Telegram on Sunday that the released soldiers also included soldiers fighting near the eastern mining town of Bakhmut. Bakhmut has been the focus of Russia’s offensive for months. Yermak said, “The lives of Ukrainians are very valuable to us. Ukraine aims to bring back all remaining prisoners.” However, there is no immediate information on how many Russian prisoners of war have been released.
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