russia does not take back its military: ombudsman explains why there are no prisoner exchanges

russia does not take back its military: ombudsman explains why there are no prisoner exchanges

Kyiv  •  UNN

November 30 2023, 02:32 PM • 28391 views

According to Ukrainian Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, many captured Russians want to return home, but russia does not respond to their calls and Ukraine's attempts to facilitate the exchange.

Some of the russian military captured by Ukraine seek to return to the russian federation, but Moscow ignores the requests of the invaders. This was stated in his Telegram channel by the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, reports UNN.

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according to him, all the initiatives, desires and actions of Ukraine regarding the return of its defenders from captivity are met with Russian unwillingness to return even its citizens. 

I note that many russian prisoners have written statements that they want to return, but no one from the russian side wants to take them away

- the Ombudsman emphasized.

At the same time, he assured that Ukraine will not accept the lack of repatriation processes. 

Ukraine continues to work for the return of our defenders. Ukraine is ready to take its own people. Ukraine is fighting for everyone

- added Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights

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He also added that according to the Gur, russia has now launched the most expensive and massive campaign "Maidan 3", which is aimed at shifting the focus of Ukrainians from the Russian threat to inciting hostility and aggravating disagreements in Ukraine and between Ukrainians.

Read also: "Maidan-3": Zelensky said that Russia is planning a coup in Ukraine.

Lubinets explained that the russians use the lack of exchanges as an element of this operation, so that the relatives of the defenders believe that the Ukrainian authorities are not doing anything to return the soldiers.

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Representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate Andrey Yusov revealed the first details of the russian campaign to destabilize Ukraine under the name "Maidan-3" and stated that the russian information attack is already being carried out