The representative of the law enforcement agencies of the Donetsk People’s Republic said: TASSDozens of prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (APU) applied for passports of the Russian Federation to further join the ranks of the volunteer battalion named after Bohdan Khmelnitsky, formed in the republic.
“Several dozen POWs submitted documents and went through a fingerprinting procedure to obtain Russian passports, creating an opportunity to enter the Bogdan Khmelnitsky battalion,” the agency’s source said.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian captivity. To send to Moscow for rehabilitation and treatment.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to conduct a special operation to protect Donbass in response to a request for help from the heads of the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR). According to him, the purpose of military action is to demilitarize the neighboring country and to navy the authorities.