Thirty Ukrainians detained in Russia have been released in a new prisoner exchange. Five days ago, 12 Ukrainian soldiers and 14 civilians had already been released.
“By order of President Volodymyr Zelensky, a fourth exchange of prisoners took place today. Five officers and 17 military personnel were exchanged, as well as eight civilians including a woman”Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram.
Two Ukrainian pilots captured by the Russian army on March 8 east of kyiv and detained since in Russia have been released, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced on Thursday, without specifying the conditions of their release.
Ukrainian Air Force pilots Ivan Pepeliachko and Aleksiï Chij “are safe and receiving all necessary medical care”the Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced in a statement posted on Telegram.
“They were in a cell with eight other Ukrainian officers”can we still read.
According to one of the two pilots quoted in the press release, the Russian army “forced to record propaganda videos”. “If we refused, the Russians threatened to stop providing care to the comrades”he said.
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