.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had actually been actually come back coming from Russia, along with AFP witnessing the group being greeted at the border with Belarus.Zelensky did not clear up whether it became part of a swap along with Russia, as is actually typically the situation, but AFP journalists had actually earlier seen Russian prisoners of war being actually filled onto a bus near the perimeter.It will be actually the 2nd exchange between the challenging countries since Kyiv's surprise attack into Russia's Kursk location.Zelensky pointed out private citizens were actually additionally amongst the returnees, featuring a "gal who was actually hijacked when she pertained to deal with her unwell father.".He claimed the substitution also included competitors from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal struggle, in addition to soldiers, boundary guards and law enforcement agents.AFP talked with pair of ladies in their 20s wrapped in Ukrainian banners and also obtaining flowers, that stated they were at the Azovstal plant that was up to Russia after a siege in 2022." I'm lastly home, I can't think it," pointed out 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an equipped vehicle of Ukraine's National Guard, mentioned.Another female, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, claimed she was actually a paramedic at the Azov unit that fought for Azovstal.Previously, AFP viewed the Ukrainian military driving Russian POWs in a bus, some were actually putting on hoods hiding their skins, which were gotten rid of as they were filled in to a minivan.AFP spoke to some of them briefly, plus all those who talked said they were actually taken captive throughout Ukraine's surprise Kursk onslaught final month.