KYIV, Ukraine, June 29, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Ten Ukrainian civilians held captive in Russia were released in a deal mediated by the Vatican, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday.

"We managed to return ten more of our people from Russian captivity," Zelensky said in a post on Telegram, sharing a list of those freed, including two priests and a Crimean Tatar politician.