President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the nation, informing about another return of our defenders from Russian captivity and about expanding the foreign policy opportunities of our state.

"I wish good health to all dear Ukrainians!

Today we have a good news from our team working on exchanges. We managed to bring home another 100 defenders, including 80 men and 20 women. They are soldiers, border guards, military sailors, National Guard members. Among them are also the defenders of "Azovstal".

This is a hundred families who received real joy before Easter. And we continue to work to bring back all our people from Russian captivity. We remember each and every one! And we will bring them home!

I thank everyone in our Coordination Center of the SBU, I thank each person involved in negotiations and preparations for exchanges: boys Budanov, Yermak, Maliuk, Lubinec... Well done, boys!

And especially I am grateful to all those who support our people after release and care about their recovery and adaptation. This is important.

We continue to expand the foreign policy opportunities of our state. Today we agreed with the Prime Minister of Iraq on a new level of our interstate relations. I informed Mr. Prime Minister about our efforts to restore peace and integrity in Ukraine, particularly about our peace formula. And I am grateful for his readiness not only to seek but actually find ways to make our cooperation stronger.

I spoke today with the Prime Minister of Greece, mainly on current challenges. I talked about security situation, more broadly — about our activity aimed at restoring peace and protecting people. Thank you to Greece for readiness to continue existing cooperation and move forward together.

Today I met with Richard Branson — a very well-known British entrepreneur and longtime friend of Ukraine. He has supported us since 2014, both in words and concrete work. Now he decided to join the United24 ambassador team. Thank you for this!

We discussed how exactly Mr. Branson's global influence can help our reconstruction, rebuilding of educational institutions, attracting technological aid for Ukraine, particularly — to conduct humanitarian relief.

We have further steps in defense assistance from Germany coming up, thank you for that. Two weeks and we will see reinforcement from Germany with armored vehicles, anti-aircraft systems, ammunition, engineering equipment, medical supplies...

Everything that strengthens the defense of Ukraine against Russian terror, everything that gives our soldiers more opportunities to actively move — all this protects everyone in partner countries, everyone in Europe, everyone around the world.

The term "loss" should become a companion to the term "aggressor". And only Ukrainian victory can ensure it.

And I thank everyone who is really bringing it closer. Bringing it close in battles for our state — in Mariinka and Bakhmut, under Avdiivka and Kramatorsk, on Zaporizhzhia and Khersonshchyna, in Kharkov region and at every point of our border.

Winning a battle for Ukraine is winning it for yourself. It's worth remembering this always. Especially those who try to win only for themselves personally. And not on the front line.

Thank you all who care about Ukraine!

Glory to all who are now in battle, on combat rotation and on combat missions!

Glory to Ukraine!"