This is the largest exchange of prisoners of war since February 24.
Of the 144 freed soldiers, 95 were defenders of the Azovstal plant while 43 of them are servicemen of the "Azov" regiment.
We emphasise that the military was at the Azovstal plant, which was under daily fire by the Russian invaders for 78 days. On May 16, Deputy Minister of Defense, Hanna Malyar announced the evacuation of 264 defenders who were on the territory of the plant.
Source: https://t.me/DIUkraine/789