Ukrainian servicemen. Archival photoLUGANSK, Aug 24 As a gesture of goodwill, the authorities of the Lugansk People's Republic released Vladimir Kozlovsky, an Israeli citizen who was previously drafted into the Ukrainian army and captured near Lisichansk, to his homeland, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. Kozlovsky, having citizenship of both Ukraine and Israel, he was captured near Lisichansk as a scout of the 5th battalion of the 24th separate motorized brigade of the Ukrainian army. According to Kozlovsky, he was sent to the Ukrainian army, detained at the border, at the moment when he tried to leave for Israel to join his family. at the Russian border — ed.), and from there they will put them on a plane to Israel,» Kozlovsky told reporters. According to him, he does not plan to visit Ukraine in the near future, he wants to get to his family in Israel as soon as possible. Kozlovsky clarified that among the prisoners there are a lot of people who got into the Ukrainian army «from the street.» «I did not see that the prisoners were treated badly, although I saw many prisoners. LPR — ed.) know that people were taken from the street (to the Ukrainian army — ed.), that they are not mercenaries, not murderers,» Kozlovsky said. RF, from where he will get to Israel.
