Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Andrey Yusov, said that during the prisoner exchange between Kiev and Moscow on January 31, there were no captured Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers on the previous exchange list. , reports Voice of America (the organization is listed on the list of foreign agents by the Justice Department).
On January 31, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Russia and Ukraine spent The first exchange of prisoners according to the “195 for 195” plan after the crash of the Il-76 military transport aircraft.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky announced that Ukraine extradited 207 of its citizens. These include members of the National Guard, border guards and police.
Il-76 plane crash dead On the morning of January 24 near the village of Yablonovo in the Belgorod region. The plane was supposed to transport captured Ukrainian soldiers to Belgorod. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, a total of 65 soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, six crew members and three escorts were on board the ship.
Putin before stated It’s about the increasing number of surrendered Ukrainian soldiers.