As a result of the long-awaited exchange, 61 service members of Military Unit 3057 returned home, 35 of them Azov Regiment fighters. In total, Ukraine brought back 261 service members of the Ukrainian Defense Forces and nine civilians. After the extremely difficult defense of Mariupol, our brothers-in-arms spent more than four years in Russian captivity. They endured inhumane detention conditions and terrible ordeals, yet kept their strength of spirit and their loyalty to their oath. Welcome home, brothers-in-arms! We thank everyone who works on exchanges, replenishes the exchange fund, and looks for new solutions to bring Ukrainian troops home. More than 500 Azov service members still remain in captivity. Bringing home every Ukrainian defender must be a state priority, and exchanges must take place systematically until the last prisoner of war returns. We continue fighting for the return of all our fighters!

The advance of two armies and a tank division of the Russian armed forces was repelled: forces of the First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine destroyed dozens of units of equipment and a large number of occupier personnel. On July 22, the occupiers, using forces of the 8th and 41st Armies along with the 90th Tank Division, attempted an assault in the sector held by the First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, involving dozens of units of armored and light vehicles. The 41st Guards Combined Arms Army and the 90th Guards Vitebsk-Novgorod Tank Division of the Russian armed forces advanced from the area of the settlement of Novoekonomichne, while forces of the 8th Guards Combined Arms Army simultaneously advanced from the area of the village of Vozdvyzhenka. For four hours, they attempted to enter settlements in the area of the village of Shakhove. The enemy attempted to deny the sky to Ukrainian forces using "Gerbera" and "Lancet" strike drones. A modern Russian "Tornado-S" MLRS, which was being used to support the assault, was also destroyed. Forces of the First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, together with attached units, blocked the path of the advancing mechanized columns. Mine-explosive obstacles were laid on the approaches to the positions of the Ukrainian Defense Forces, and bridges were damaged by tactical aviation. During the assault, the Russians attempted to restore the crossings using pontoons, but these were destroyed by tactical aviation of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). As a result of the professional actions of all units involved under the command of the First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, using barrel artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, and attack drones, the following were destroyed: 7 tanks, 6 armored combat vehicles, 1 BM-21 "Grad" MLRS, 1 "Tornado-S" MLRS, 3 units of special equipment, and 47 units of light vehicles. 123 occupiers were eliminated, and 29 were wounded. The mechanized assault was repelled. We thank the units of the First Corps Azov of the National Guard of Ukraine, the SBU's "A" Special Operations Center, the Unmanned Systems Forces, the Air Force of the AFU, units of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, in particular the Main Department of Unmanned Aerial Systems "Fenix," units of the National Guard of Ukraine, and units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for their professional and courageous actions. Always ready to repel the enemy's assault through joint efforts!