.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed Friday that 49 Ukrainian POWs had been actually returned from Russia, with AFP experiencing the team being actually greeted at the border along with Belarus.Zelensky performed not clear up whether it was part of a substitution with Russia, as is usually the situation, yet AFP journalists had earlier seen Russian hostages being packed onto a bus near the edge.It would be actually the 2nd exchange in between the challenging countries given that Kyiv's shock attack right into Russia's Kursk area.Zelensky said civilians were additionally among the returnees, consisting of a "gal that was actually taken hostage when she pertained to take care of her unwell dad.".He pointed out the exchange additionally featured fighters coming from Mariupol's 2022 Azovstal struggle, in addition to soldiers, perimeter protectors as well as polices.AFP spoke with two females in their 20s covered in Ukrainian flags and receiving florals, who stated they went to the Azovstal plant that was up to Russia after a siege in 2022." I'm lastly home, I can't feel it," mentioned 28-year-old Tamara Miroshnikova, leader of an armed vehicle of Ukraine's National Guard, mentioned.Another female, 29-year-old Tetiana Bugay, stated she was a paramedic at the Azov brigade that defended Azovstal.Earlier, AFP found the Ukrainian military steering Russian POWs in a bus, some were actually using bonnets concealing their skins, which were gotten rid of as they were actually packed into a minivan.AFP talked to some of them temporarily, and all those who spoke said they were captured in the course of Ukraine's surprise Kursk offensive last month.