.Ukrainian Head of state Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had been actually returned from Russia, along with AFP watching the team being actually greeted at the perimeter along with Belarus.Zelensky performed not make clear whether it belonged to a swap with Russia, as is commonly the situation, however AFP journalists had earlier viewed Russian hostages being filled onto a bus near the border.It will be the second swap between the warring countries considering that Kyiv's unpleasant surprise incursion into Russia's Kursk region.Zelensky said private citizens were actually likewise among the returnees, featuring a "female that was taken hostage when she concerned look after her sick daddy.".He claimed the exchange likewise featured competitors from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal war, in addition to soldiers, perimeter protectors and law enforcement agents.AFP spoke to pair of women in their 20s covered in Ukrainian flags and also obtaining florals, who stated they were at the Azovstal vegetation that was up to Russia after a siege in 2022." I am actually finally home, I can not believe it," stated 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an equipped vehicle of Ukraine's National Guard, mentioned.An additional female, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, claimed she was actually a medic at the Azov unit that fought for Azovstal.Earlier, AFP saw the Ukrainian army driving Russian POWs in a bus, some were actually using hoods concealing their skins, which were eliminated as they were loaded in to a minivan.AFP talked with a few of all of them for a while, and all those who communicated stated they were taken captive throughout Ukraine's shock Kursk offensive last month.