Russia and Ukraine both announced Saturday that more than 200 people were freed in a prisoner swap between the two countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky released a statement and video to announce that 82 privates and sergeants, along with 21 officers, were returned from Russian captivity.
It follows the release Friday of 49 Ukrainians and an August swap of more than 100 prisoners.
Zelensky said many of the prisoners have been held by Russia since 2022, as early as the first few months after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Some of the prisoners were part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard, border agents, police officers and soldiers from the Defense and Security Forces. They were from Kyiv and Donetsk regions and some were captured in Kharkiv and Kherson.