# Ukraine conducts large prisoner exchanges including Azovstal defenders

Date: 2022

On 21 September 2022 and in later swaps, Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war, including Azovstal commanders, through Turkey and other mediators. Exchanges are completed humanitarian acts, not a peace.

## People

- Volodymyr Zelenskyy: https://factrail.ai/people/volodymyr-zelenskyy

## Drivers

- Humanitarian Access: https://factrail.ai/drivers/humanitarian-access

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-russia-exchange-prisoners-including-azovstal-commanders-2022-09-21/
- https://www.president.gov.ua/en/news/ukraine-prisoner-exchange-2022

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/ua-pow-exchanges