.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had been actually come back coming from Russia, with AFP watching the group being actually welcomed at the perimeter along with Belarus.Zelensky carried out not clear up whether it belonged to an exchange along with Russia, as is actually commonly the case, however AFP writers had actually previously viewed Russian prisoners of war being packed onto a bus near the edge.It would be actually the second exchange in between the challenging countries due to the fact that Kyiv's surprise incursion right into Russia's Kursk location.Zelensky pointed out civilians were also one of the returnees, consisting of a "female who was actually taken hostage when she related to deal with her unwell papa.".He claimed the swap additionally featured boxers from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal fight, in addition to soldiers, border protections and law enforcement agents.AFP spoke to 2 women in their 20s wrapped in Ukrainian flags as well as acquiring blooms, who said they went to the Azovstal plant that fell to Russia after a siege in 2022." I'm lastly home, I can not feel it," mentioned 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an equipped motor vehicle of Ukraine's National Protector, pointed out.Another female, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, said she was a paramedic at the Azov brigade that fought for Azovstal.Previously, AFP viewed the Ukrainian army steering Russian POWs in a bus, some were actually putting on hoods hiding their skins, which were eliminated as they were actually packed into a minivan.AFP spoke with a few of them briefly, plus all those who spoke stated they were actually taken captive in the course of Ukraine's shock Kursk offensive final month.