{"id":203145,"date":"2025-06-21T18:17:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:17:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/203145\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T18:17:10","slug":"ukrainian-soldier-dies-after-being-released-from-russian-captivity-under-1000-for-1000-prisoner-swap-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/203145\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian soldier dies after being released from Russian captivity under 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner swap in May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serhii Dobrovolskyi. Photo: Facebook of Sukhliak<\/p>\n<p>Serhii Dobrovolskyi, a soldier from the town of Zdolbuniv in Rivne Oblast, has died after being released from Russian captivity at the end of May as part of the thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/suhlyakvladislav\/posts\/pfbid02tc3mEu3NrAaWPeWAqUbPXWjHXbowJ2viNBA3zxpkxAT7g4oXrEq5m6q9Mnn8yxa8l?locale=uk_UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zdolbuniv Mayor<\/a> Vladyslav Sukhliak; <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/rivne\/1048319-pomer-vijskovij-z-rivnensini-akogo-zvilnili-z-polonu-v-ramkah-obminu-1000-na-1000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suspilne<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote from Sukhliak<\/strong>: &#8220;Serhii Dobrovolskyi, our fellow countryman who fought for Ukraine and had been in captivity since 2023, has died.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement:<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Serhii Dobrovolskyi returned from captivity at the end of May this year. A few days ago, he was greeted by his fellow countrymen in his hometown. Serhii was 43.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong>: Suspilne reports that Dobrovolskyi was listed as missing in action while in captivity. He was brought back to Ukraine in May this year as part of the thousand-for-thousand prisoner exchange.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/img.pravda.com\/images\/doc\/0\/f\/0fbed69-dobrovolskiy2-original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"&#x417;&#x432;&#x456;&#x43B;&#x44C;&#x43D;&#x435;&#x43D;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x43E; &#x437; &#x43F;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x43E;&#x43D;&#x443; &#x421;&#x435;&#x440;&#x433;&#x456;&#x44F; &#x414;&#x43E;&#x431;&#x440;&#x43E;&#x432;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x44C;&#x441;&#x44C;&#x43A;&#x43E;&#x433;&#x43E; &#x437;&#x443;&#x441;&#x442;&#x440;&#x456;&#x43B;&#x438; &#x436;&#x438;&#x442;&#x435;&#x43B;&#x456; &#x417;&#x434;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x431;&#x443;&#x43D;&#x43E;&#x432;&#x430;. &#x421;&#x43A;&#x440;&#x438;&#x43D; &#x437; &#x432;&#x456;&#x434;&#x435;&#x43E; &#x443; Facebook &#x417;&#x434;&#x43E;&#x43B;&#x431;&#x443;&#x43D;&#x456;&#x432;&#x441;&#x44C;&#x43A;&#x430; &#x43C;&#x456;&#x441;&#x44C;&#x43A;&#x430; &#x440;&#x430;&#x434;&#x430;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0fbed69-dobrovolskiy2.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Serhii Dobrovolskyi, who was released from Russian captivity, was greeted by residents of Zdolbuniv.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Screenshot: a video on Zdolbuniv City Council\u2019s page on Facebook<\/p>\n<p>On 17 June, Serhii was welcomed by the residents of Zdolbuniv. After two years in Russian captivity, he was finally able to embrace his mother. He was presented with a korovai, a traditional Ukrainian bread used in welcoming ceremonies, and the Ukrainian national anthem was sung.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previously<\/strong>: On 12 June, Ukrainian soldier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/06\/12\/7516807\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmytro Shapovalov<\/a>, who had been brought back from Russian captivity as part of the exchange on 26 April 2023, died in Vinnytsia Oblast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">On Friday 23 May, Ukraine and Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/05\/23\/7513734\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carried out<\/a> the first part of the thousand-for-thousand exchange agreement, bringing back 390 people. Of these, 270 were military personnel and 120 were civilians.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">On 24 May, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/05\/24\/7513848\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">307 Ukrainian defenders<\/a> were brought back from Russian captivity. All of them are men of private and sergeant rank.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">On 25 May, Ukraine and Russia carried out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pravda.com.ua\/eng\/news\/2025\/05\/25\/7513953\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third part<\/a> of the thousand-for-thousand exchange. Another 303 Ukrainian defenders returned home.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Support Ukrainska Pravda on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pravdaua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Patreon<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Serhii Dobrovolskyi. 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