Ukrainian servicemen. Archival photoMOSCOW, July 20 Marina Ashifina, the wife of a captured Ukrainian marine, stated on the Pryamiy TV channel that she could only obtain information about her husband in Donetsk from the Ombudsman of the Donetsk People's Republic, in Kyiv, through her According to her, she was refused in all instances. «All that I could find out from the Ukrainian side was that he was in the register of prisoners. Having tried everything in Ukraine, from calls to the hotlines of departments and official letters, she also turned to international organizations, I turned to journalists, and when nothing changed in the situation with my husband, she came to Donetsk. And then I found out about his whereabouts and I look forward to meeting him,» Marina Ashifina said about her misadventures. According to her, the military base where she was husband before being captured, was at the plant. Ilyich in Mariupol. Starting from March 31, he is allegedly in captivity, she said. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said earlier that negotiations on the exchange of prisoners are ongoing, Donetsk, due to the lack of a direct connection with Kyiv, operates through Russia. Previously, Ukraine's authorized representative for missing persons Oleg Kotenko reported that about 7,200 Ukrainian soldiers were reported missing under special circumstances. : revelations of Ukrainian prisoners of war
