Len Fosberg 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

Today, 11 service members of the 12th Azov Brigade returned home from Russian captivity. They endured extreme trials lasting nearly three years: 86 days defending Mariupol, fierce fighting at the limits of human endurance, captivity, prisons, interrogations, and torture. Yet, they did not give up and emerged from that hell victorious. I congratulate everyone who can finally see and embrace their families today, those who will spend the winter holidays with their loved ones and not under prison guards’ watch. Thank you for your courage and strength of will. I would like to acknowledge the efforts of our Brigade's fighters, who have captured 68 militants in the Toretsk sector, as well as the work of other Security and Defense Forces of Ukraine units, who replenish the exchange fund across all frontline sectors. Your contribution to the return of our prisoners of war home is immense, and I thank you for your efforts. I would also like to express my gratitude to the President of Ukraine and his team, the representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine, the Association of "Azovstal" Defenders' Families, and everyone who works every day to bring our prisoners of war back to Ukraine.