Ukrainian Cop Freed From Russian Captivity After 2 Years, Was "Beaten, Abused"
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The police officer was seen in tears after being presented with a bouquet of flowers wrapped in the Ukrainian flag and hugged by the people.
A Ukrainian police officer broke down when she stepped onto her country's soil after being freed from Russia's captivity. Twenty-four-year-old Mariana Checheliuk was released on Friday during a prisoner of war (POW) exchange between Kyiv and Moscow, Ukrainska Pravda reported. Seventy four other POWs were released along with her. Ms Checheliuk, an investigator for the National Police of Ukraine, had been in captivity for more than two years, the outlet further said. The group was sent to the northern Sumy region in a bus.
The police officer was seen in tears after being presented with a bouquet of flowers wrapped in the Ukrainian flag and hugged by the people. The photos of her arrival were posted on Instagram by Julia Pavlyuk, the head of the Central Regional Centre of the Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
