Nazar Daletskyi's family were sure the soldier had been killed in action. In 2023, they'd buried his body in the village cemetery, in western Ukraine. But Nazar has just phoned his mother, weakened and exhausted - but very much alive. He's been released from Russian captivity in the latest prisoner swap. My emotions were so strong, the soldier's mother Nataliya told the BBC, still reeling from the shock. The joy of all the family at that first call, captured on video, is overwhelming. Nataliya asks her son whether he's intact, You have your arms, your legs, everything? she wants to know. My golden child, I have been waiting for you so long. Nazar's cousin, Roksolana, is screaming and jumping for joy in the background. It was so strange, because my son had died, I buried him, but here's his voice. Can you imagine the emotions of a mother? Happiness. Great happiness. I could not hold back my tears, Nataliya said. The full story of Nazar's return from the grave is extraordinary, especially in a country at war where good news is precious. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, Nazar - who was 42 then - went straight back to the front. In May that first year, he went missing in action. His mother got a call from a man saying Nazar had been captured, but had no official news for a year. Finally, a year later, the family received word that a body had been identified as Nazar's. Months passed until last September when they were told he was alive. Following this, a call came through – back on Ukrainian soil. Nazar's mother prepares his favorite homemade food as they await their reunion, wishing for positive outcomes like theirs for other families affected by the war.