Zelensky leaves Türkiye with five commanders who resisted in Azovstal

The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskydropped out today Türkiye to go to their country together with five commanders who led for weeks the resistance to the siege of the Russian troops to the steel plant Azovstal of Mariupol.

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“We came home from Türkiye And we bring our heroes home.”said Zelensky in a message on Twitter that coincides with the 500th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Those five regimental commanders Azov they were in Türkiye since September 2022 under the protection of the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoganwho arranged for their release in a prisoner exchange with Russia.

The mediation of erdoğan allowed the release of 215 Ukrainian soldiers, almost all of them captured in Mariupolin exchange for 55 Russians and Ukrainians linked to the Kremlinamong them Viktor Medvedchuka Ukrainian oligarch close to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin.

The statements of Zelensky They are accompanied by a video in which you can see how he greets the five soldiers before they all get on a Czech government plane, which has been the plane used by the Ukrainian leader on his trips in recent days.

Russia captured about 2,500 Ukrainian soldiers in May 2022 at that steel mill in Mariupol and still has in his power about 1,900. Although they surrendered, the weeks of resistance of these soldiers against a far superior enemy made them a symbol for Ukraine.

Before your departure, Zelensky had time to participate in a religious ceremony with Bartholomew Ithe Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, in honor of the Ukrainians fallen by Russian aggression.

The president thanked Bartholomewspiritual leader of the orthodox christians around the world, for your support and for condemning Russia’s aggression.

Bartholomew I revealed that he prays for the cessation of hostilities and the restoration of peace in Ukraine and reiterated its request to the Russian government to repatriate the Ukrainian children who were transferred to Russiaaccording to the news agency anadolu.

Zelensky thus concludes a tour that has taken him since Thursday to Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Türkiye. In those countries, political and military support was secured to face the Russian aggression.

These visits come shortly before NATO will hold a summit in Vilnius next week in which Ukraine’s aspirations to join the Alliance and the Russian invasion will be the focus of the debates.

Source: Elcomercio

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