.Ukrainian Head of state Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had been actually returned coming from Russia, with AFP experiencing the group being welcomed at the border with Belarus.Zelensky did certainly not clear up whether it became part of an exchange with Russia, as is often the scenario, however AFP reporters had actually previously observed Russian hostages being filled onto a bus near the borderline.It would certainly be the second swap in between the challenging nations due to the fact that Kyiv's shock attack in to Russia's Kursk location.Zelensky said civilians were additionally one of the returnees, consisting of a "woman that was taken hostage when she concerned care for her unwell dad.".He claimed the swap likewise featured competitors from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal struggle, in addition to soldiers, perimeter shields and also police officers.AFP talked with two females in their 20s covered in Ukrainian banners and acquiring blooms, who stated they went to the Azovstal plant that fell to Russia after a siege in 2022." I'm lastly home, I can not feel it," pointed out 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an equipped lorry of Ukraine's National Guard, said.Another lady, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, stated she was actually a medic at the Azov unit that fought for Azovstal.Previously, AFP observed the Ukrainian army driving Russian POWs in a bus, some were putting on bonnets hiding their faces, which were actually gotten rid of as they were actually filled in to a minivan.AFP talked to several of them briefly, and all those that spoke claimed they were actually captured throughout Ukraine's shock Kursk onslaught last month.