.Ukrainian Head of state Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had been actually returned from Russia, along with AFP experiencing the team being welcomed at the border with Belarus.Zelensky performed not clear up whether it became part of a swap along with Russia, as is normally the case, yet AFP writers had earlier seen Russian hostages being loaded onto a bus near the border.It would certainly be the second substitution in between the challenging nations considering that Kyiv's unpleasant surprise attack in to Russia's Kursk area.Zelensky pointed out civilians were actually likewise among the returnees, featuring a "girl who was actually hijacked when she involved deal with her sick dad.".He said the exchange additionally featured competitors from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal fight, and also soldiers, perimeter protections and also law enforcement agents.AFP talked to 2 females in their 20s covered in Ukrainian banners as well as receiving blossoms, that stated they were at the Azovstal plant that was up to Russia after a siege in 2022." I am actually ultimately home, I can not believe it," mentioned 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, commander of an armed vehicle of Ukraine's National Guard, mentioned.One more lady, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, claimed she was actually a paramedic at the Azov unit that defended Azovstal.Earlier, AFP observed the Ukrainian armed forces driving Russian POWs in a bus, some were using bonnets concealing their skins, which were actually removed as they were actually packed right into a minivan.AFP talked with some of them temporarily, and all those who talked mentioned they were taken captive throughout Ukraine's unpleasant surprise Kursk aggression final month.