(24 May 2025)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Undisclosed location, Ukraine – 24 May 2025
1. Wide of family members hugging soldier
2. Wide of little boy running to soldier’s arms
3. Various of soldier hugging his family
4. UPSOUND (Ukrainian) Dmytro Havrilenko, released soldier:
(Reporter speaking to released soldier: "How long were you held captive?")
Havrilenko: "Seventeen months, captured near Marinka."
(Reporter: "How are you feeling now?")
Havrilenko: "Very bad, to be honest, it was a tough seventeen months. But everything is fine."
5. Mid of soldier speaking to people searching for their relatives among released POWs
6. Various of soldiers speaking to people
7. SOUNDBITE (Ukrainian) Name not given, released Ukrainian soldier:
"Yes, I’m very happy to be back. I didn’t even know I would return. We waited and waited. Every day, I prayed that all of our guys and I myself would be able to return home."
8. Close of crowd showing photos of missing soldiers to released POWs
9. Various of people standing with photos and banners
10. Close of woman crying
11. Various of people holding signs and photos
STORYLINE:
Russia and Ukraine exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Saturday as part of a major swap that amounted to a rare moment of cooperation in otherwise failed efforts to reach a ceasefire.
The exchange came hours after Kyiv came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack that left at least 15 people injured.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia’s defense ministry said each side brought home 307 more soldiers on Saturday, a day after each released a total of 390 combatants and civilians.
One of the released Ukrainian soldiers Dmytro Havrilenko had an emotional reunion with his family upon arrival.
"It was a tough seventeen months, but everything is fine now," he told reporters.
Further releases expected over the weekend are set to make the swap the largest in more than three years of conflict.
AP video by Alex Babenko
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