Zelensky says 207 captives return to Ukraine from Russia

KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that 207 Ukrainian captives returned home from Russia.

"Our people are back. 207 of them. We return them home no matter what," Zelensky wrote in a post on Telegram.

Zelensky thanked the chief of the main intelligence directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, Kyrylo Budanov, the President's Office head, Andriy Yermak, and other officials, for the efforts to free captured Ukrainians.

Meanwhile, Yermak said on Telegram that the released soldiers served in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the National Guard, the State Border Guard Service and the National Police.