Another defender from Lviv region returns from captivity
During the exchange of prisoners of war on October 23, Yaroslav Yarusevych from the Lviv region returned home. He was captured in April 2022 during the defense of «Azovstal» in Mariupol. This is the sixth warrior from Lviv region to be released from Russian captivity.
During the latest exchange of prisoners of war, which took place on October 23, Yaroslav Yarusevych from the Lviv region returned home. This was announced by the head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyy.
Yaroslav Yarusevych, a native of the city of Radzykh, was captured in April 2022 during the defense of «Azovstal» in Mariupol. Maksym Kozytskyy thanked the defender for his contribution to the defense of Ukraine.
In total, this is the sixth warrior from Lviv region to return from Russian captivity. On Friday, October 23, a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia took place, as a result of which 270 defenders returned home. Most of the released prisoners of war were defending Mariupol.