Zelensky announced the return of the defenders of Azovstal contained in Turkey to Ukraine
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the return of five defenders of Azovstali to Ukraine, including Azov commanders who were captured after Russia's capture of Mariupol. In September, they were exchanged for Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, accused of cooperation with Moscow, and after that they lived in Istanbul, as stated, until the end of the war.