The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar noted on April 16, 2023, that the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense in cooperation with the Office of the President have returned 2,235 people to Ukraine from Russian captivity since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
Source: The Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Hanna Maliar
“The exchange and treatment of prisoners of war is another proof of the civility of the Ukrainian state even in the conditions of such a devastating war. Once again we have great news. 130 Ukrainian prisoners of war were freed from Russian captivity on Easter,” reported the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine.
According to Hanna Maliar, since February 24, 2022, for the first time since the beginning of the war, that is, since 2014, Ukraine has organized the process of exchange and treatment of prisoners of war in full accordance with the norms of international law.
“For the first time, this process has become fully official and open as far as security allows. In the spring of 2022, all necessary laws, resolutions, and orders were promptly adopted and a new, effective, civilized state mechanism for the exchange and treatment of prisoners of war was launched,” added Hanna Maliar.
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