The soldiers of the Russian Armed Forces who returned from captivity thanked all those involved in their release.

The Russian military who returned from the territory of Ukraine thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin and all those who facilitated the process of their return home. The footage is published by Izvestia on August 14.

"We have not been forgotten, thank you very much to the Ministry of Defense, the President of the Russian Federation and everyone, we express our gratitude," said one of the soldiers of the Russian Army.

Another soldier noted that he was filled with positive emotions and called the day of the exchange a "great day."

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On the same day, it became known that 84 Russian servicemen had been returned from the territory controlled by Kiev. Currently, Russian military personnel are on the territory of Belarus, where they are receiving the necessary psychological and medical assistance. All of them will return to Russia and undergo treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

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