Go to mediabankRussian Armed Forces soldier in the southern sector of the special military operation in Ukraine. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 13After talks, 20 Russian servicemen were returned from the Kyiv regime-controlled territory of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense reported.
" 20 Russian servicemen have been returned to Ukraine", the ministry said.
Now the released soldiers are being provided with the necessary medical and psychological assistance. The ministry added that the servicemen will be delivered to the medical facilities of the Ministry of Defense for treatment and rehabilitation as soon as possible.
Kadyrov announced the release of two Russian officers from captivityThe last large-scale exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place at the end of September. As the head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said, 56 people were returned from the territories controlled by Kyiv: 50 Russian servicemen and five fighters from Donbass. Also, Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk was handed over to the allied forces, who, as Pushilin recalled, had previously helped in the exchange of prisoners between Donbass and Kiev. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The Armed Forces are faced with the task of liberating the Donbass and guaranteeing the security of Russia.
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