of a prisoner swap agreement. here s lee milner. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky welcoming home five commanders of ukraine s former garrison in mariupol at a ceremony in lviv. they were brought home by the president after a visit to turkey. translation: they were fighting for ukraine. - they survived russian captivity. they spent over 300 days in turkey. it is time for them to be home. applause. reunited with family and friends, the five commanders hailed as heroes in ukraine led last year s defence of the southern port of mariupol, the biggest city russia has captured in its invasion. the ukrainian defenders who held out in tunnels and bunkers under a steel plant were finally ordered by kyiv to surrender in may last year. translation: from today onwards we will continue l the fight together with you. we will definitely have
russia has condemed their return, saying it breaks the terms of a prisoner swap agreement. here s lee milner. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, welcoming home five commanders of ukraine s former garrison in mariupol at a ceremony in lviv. they were brought home by the president after a visit to turkey. translation: they were fighting for ukraine. - they survived russian captivity. they spent over 300 days in turkey. it is time for them to be home. applause. reunited with family and friends, the five commanders hailed as heroes in ukraine led last year s defence of the southern port of mariupol, the biggest city russia has captured in its invasion. the ukrainian defenders who held out in tunnels and bunkers under a steel plant were finally ordered by kyiv to surrender in may last year.
the us president, joe biden, has begun hisjourney to the uk, traveling from the dover air force base in delaware en route to london ahead of a meeting with the prime minister, rishi sunak. the two allies have disagreed in public over the us decision to send controversial cluster bombs to ukraine. the issue has dominated the build up to the visit. in addition to his meeting with the prime minister, president biden will also meet king charles at windsor castle. ukraine has welcomed home five army commanders, who were being held in turkey, after a prisoner swap. the men were captured over a year ago, during the fierce and prolonged battle for control of the azovstal steel plant in mariupol. russia has condemed their return, saying it breaks the terms of a prisoner swap agreement. here s lee milner. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky welcoming home five commanders of ukraine s former garrison in mariupol at a ceremony in lviv. they were brought home by the