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2023-08-09 02:01:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0E2D16D91A6C597A2D5C552ABC6C7AFE1CC48ADB2591F99313633531946FC4E0
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Article states: “MBS… had a role in the release of Western mercenaries captured…” The released 215 POW’s were not mercenaries, they included Ukrainian border guards, police officers, soldiers, National Guard AZOV Battalion and foreign VOLUNTEERS. https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ukraines-zelenskiy-hails-commanders-freed-in-prisoner-swap-as-superheroes-2/wcm/b67a607b-b55f-4cc0-99a6-57a34024fd2b/amp/ https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/07/09/europe/azovstal-leaders-return-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/ukrainian-putin-ally-viktor-medvedchuk-exchanged-for-200-azov-battalion-fighters-zelenskiy-says https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-hails-return-45-azov-fighters-russia-says-3-pilots-released-2023-05-06/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/22/medvedchuk-azov-prisoner-swap-ukraine-russia/
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