Ukraine’s ombudsman Dmytro Rubinets said that during their captivity, Russia tortured all Ukrainian prisoners returned to their homeland in recent prisoner exchanges. UkrInform.
On January 3, Ukraine returned 230 military personnel and civilians in the largest exchange since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The exchange took place after a several-month hiatus.
Ukraine conducts largest prisoner exchange since Russia’s full-scale invasion began
The last prisoner exchange took place in August 2023. At that time, 22 Ukrainian soldiers returned home.
Rubinets said the Ukrainian prisoners had lost a lot of weight and were tired, likely suffering from malnutrition during their captivity, and all were in need of medical assistance and rehabilitation as they had been tortured by the Russians. Stated.
The ombudsman said Ukraine was collecting evidence of violence against soldiers and civilians and would forward it to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations.
read more:
