Ukraine handed over all seriously wounded prisoners to the Russian side. This was announced on the Telegram channel by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of POWs of Ukraine.
“This is not about the exchange of prisoners of war, it is about repatriation: the return of seriously wounded prisoners without any conditions, as prescribed by international humanitarian law,” the message said.
The coordination headquarters did not specify the exact number of troops dispatched. The Russian side did not confirm or comment on the headquarters’ statement.
Previously reportedThe army of the Ukrainian army, Yaroslav Fedorov, said that he was captured by Russian soldiers before he even had time to fire a single shot. The soldier was taken prisoner in the Belogorovka district of the Luhansk People’s Republic.
Before that, a captured fighter of the Ukrainian nationalist regiment “Azov” (the organization is banned in Russia) Artem Stupnitsky saidThat Ukraine is preparing to attack the Donetsk People’s Republic before 2022.