The fighters returned to Russia as part of the prisoner exchange began to call relatives. Tape Publish Press service of the Russian Defense Ministry on Telegram.
On Saturday, May 24, part of the Istanbul agreements on May 16, 307 prisoners returned to Russia.
Russian officers met the army who provided them with mobile phones to call their relatives.
They changed us, Natasha, everything was fine, he said one of the military employees.
The man talked to his relative beside him promised to call back when he came to Moscow.
In total, 577 troops and 120 civilians returned to Russia after two days. A new exchange is expected in the near future.