Ukraine’s officials say that Russia is deliberately delaying the exchange of POWs and manipulating them to sow discord and distrust in Ukrainian society.
From Kyiv Post BY SERGE HAVRYLETS
Ukrainian prisoners of war are calling their families in Ukraine en masse from Russian captivity, asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government, Petro Yatsenko, spokesperson for Ukraine’s coordinating staff on the treatment of prisoners of war, told Politico.
Since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukraine has returned 2,598 people from Russian captivity during 48 swaps, according to the Ukrainian military. The last official POW swap took place on 7 August 2023. Since last summer, Russia has shown no interest in exchanging POWs.
Valentyna Tkachenko, the wife of a Ukrainian POW, told Politico that her husband Serhii was taken prisoner on the first day of the Russian full-scale invasion.
Voice of Ukraine 