Ukraine's Ombudsman shows "educational conversation" with Russian prisoners before exchange

Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, released a video of an ‘educational conversation’ with Russian prisoners of war who were returned to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange on Tuesday.

Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, on Telegram 

Quote from Lubinets: 

— I represent the Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights. What questions, problems, suggestions, complaints do you have while you stayed illegally in Ukraine? Do you have any?

— No [In Russian – ed.].

— Are they absent? No complaints? Were you treated normally? What about food?

— Yeah.

— I hope we won't see each other again!?

— No.

— Promise, guys? 

— Yeah.

— You have the same institution [Commissioner for Human Rights – ed.] in Russia. It is run by Tatyana Moskalkova, if you have heard of her. If they want to send you here again, you have the right to contact her. She is ready to help you. I hope so. Yeah?

— Yeah. 

Details: Lubinets called this format of conversation ‘traditional’.  

“Обіцяйте, що ми більше не побачимось”: Лубінець показав виховну бесіду з полоненими росіянами перед обміном pic.twitter.com/KtiB4pqDVM

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Background:

• On 7 March, as a result of the negotiation process, another exchange of captured soldiers between Ukraine and Russia took place; Kyiv brought back 130 defenders.

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