Exchange of prisoners of war: 14 soldiers return to Ukraine

STANISLAV POHORILOV – FRIDAY, 2 SEPTEMBER 2022, 14:50

Ukraine conducted another round of prisoner-of-war exchange in Donetsk Oblast, bringing back 14 soldiers.

Source: Suspilne

Quote: "In Donetsk Oblast, another [round] of exchange of the prisoners of war was conducted. Ukraine brought back 14 military men who were captured in spring, including an officer and a military doctor.

Background:

• A couple of rounds of exchange of the prisoners of war between Ukraine and Russia have been conducted since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. They also took place before, during the occupation of Crimea and military action in the East of Ukraine.
• Iryna Vereshchuk, the Vice-Prime Minister of Ukraine and the Minister of Re-integration of the temporarily occupied territories, delegated responsibility concerning the exchange of the prisoners of war to the Chief Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Security Service of Ukraine.
• The exact number of both Ukrainian and Russian prisoners of war is unknown.

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