25 Prisoner of War were Exchanged Between Russia and Ukraine with UAE Help

Following discussions facilitated by the United Arab Emirates, Russia’s defense ministry announced that 25 prisoners of war had been exchanged with Ukraine. According to the defense ministry, the Russian prisoners of war were currently in Belarus getting medical and psychological assistance before being sent back to Russia for additional treatment.

Volodymyr Zelensky took social media X previously called twitter and wrote, “Bringing our people home is what Ukraine is constantly working on, and we will not stop until we bring all of our people back.” 

He added, “Today, 25 more of our people are returning home to Ukraine. These are our military and civilians. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and Azovstal, as well as of our Kharkiv, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions. Many of them have severe injuries and illnesses, and each will receive all the necessary medical care.”

He thanked UAE in his X post by saying that he is “grateful to the team that searches for our people and organizes this important work. We extend our gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for their assistance in making today’s event possible.”

Bringing our people home is what Ukraine is constantly working on, and we will not stop until we bring all of our people back.

Today, 25 more of our people are returning home to Ukraine. These are our military and civilians. Among them are the defenders of Mariupol and… pic.twitter.com/wDMeTUxYK0

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 15, 2025

Russia-Ukraine Previous Exchange:

The previous exchange between Russia and Ukraine also took place with the help of the UAE on December 30th 2024. Volodymyr Zelensky announced last time about the release of 189 Ukrainian detainees including two civilians and members of the armed forces, border guards and national guards. He expressed gratitude to the UAE for its assistance in negotiating the deal in his X (Previously called Twitter) post on 2024 as well. 

He Wrote, “I thank the team that is doing everything to bring our people home. I also thank all our partners including the UAE who are helping us with this.”

The return of our people from Russian captivity is always very good news for all of us. Today is one of those days – our team has managed to bring 189 Ukrainians back home.

These are military personnel: defenders of Azovstal and Mariupol, Chornobyl NPP, Zmiinyi Island, and… pic.twitter.com/9z7WLIh5Iu

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) December 30, 2024