Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced that the commanders of the 5 Azov Battalions in Turkey have returned to their countries.
Zelenskiy shared on his Twitter account, “We are returning home from Turkey and bringing our heroes home. Ukrainian soldiers Denys Prokopenko, Svyatoslav Palamar, Serhiy Volynsky, Oleh Khomenko, Denys Shleha. They will finally be with their relatives.” used the phrases.
It was seen that Zelenskiy greeted the Azov Battalion commanders and chatted with them on the plane in his post in Ukrainian and English.
Azov Battalion commanders, who were previously included in the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, were in Turkey for security purposes.
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It was announced on September 21, 2022 that 200 prisoners of war were exchanged as a result of the diplomatic traffic between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.
Erdogan stated that the prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, mediated by Turkey, was an important step towards ending the war. (AA)