Intelligence forces free 2 Ukrainian pilots from Russian captivity

Roman Petrenko – Thursday, 14 April 2022, 13:17

The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine freed 2 Ukrainian pilots who were being held in captivity by Russian occupying troops. Ivan Pepeliashko and Oleksiy Chyzh were captured on 8 March near the village of Nova Basan in the Chernihiv region.

Source: The Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine on Facebook

According to the Directorate: "The place our pilots were being detained in was changed several times, and finally they were taken to a pre-trial detention centre in Kursk, where they were kept in a cell with eight other Ukrainian officers. Pepeliashko said that despite serious injuries, most Ukrainians do not receive basic medical care in the pre-trial detention centre.

‘They really are zombies! They asked us if there were many Nazis in Ukraine,’ Pepeliashko said. ‘They insist that they want to liberate Ukraine from Nazis. That we will soon live in one country again, and Halychyna will be reclaimed by Poland. Just totally f***ed…’"

Details: The pilots are in hospital and are receiving medical care.

It is not known at this point how they were freed.