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Ten missing Ukrainian soldiers return via Belarus
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Ten missing Ukrainian soldiers return via Belarus

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that ten soldiers, previously listed as missing, have returned to Ukraine via Belarus.
  • The soldiers, from Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard, were defending the Donetsk front and had been missing since 2024 and 2025.
  • Zelensky pledged that Ukraine remembers all those held in Russian captivity and will work to secure their release.

Ten Ukrainian soldiers, who were previously considered missing, have returned to Ukraine through Belarus, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced Monday. The soldiers were part of Ukraine's Armed Forces and National Guard and had been defending the eastern Donetsk front.

"Today, as part of a special stage of exchange, we managed to bring back 10 of our soldiers, through Belarus," Zelensky wrote on his Telegram account. Two of the soldiers had been missing since 2024, while the other eight were reported missing in 2025, according to the Ukrainian Coordination Center for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.

Today, as part of a special stage of the exchange, we managed to recover 10 of our soldiers, through Belarus.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyPresident Zelensky announced the return of ten missing soldiers via Telegram.

"It is very important that we managed to bring them back," Zelensky stated. He assured that Ukraine remembers every person remaining in Russian captivity and promised to do everything possible to free them and bring them home.

It is very important that we managed to bring them back.

— Volodymyr ZelenskyZelensky commented on the significance of the soldiers' return.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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