On 25 May 2016, Ukrainian servicewoman, member of Ukrainian Parliament and member of PACE Nadiya Savchenko returned to Ukraine after 709 days of Russian captivity. World leaders, politicians and friends of Ukraine all over the globe welcome Nadiya Savchenko's release.
President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko: “Just as we have brought Nadiya back, we will return Donbas and Crimea under the Ukrainian sovereignty. This is only the beginning, because we are waiting for the return of Yuri Soloshenko, Hennadiy Afanasyev, Oleg Sentsov, Oleksandr Kolchenko and many other Ukrainians retained in Russia and the occupied territories”