Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, detained for treason, turned to the presidents of Ukraine and the Russian Federation with a request to exchange him for the defenders and residents of Mariupol, who are under blockade.

It is reported by "

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https://www. Facebook. com/SecurSerUkraine/videos/519748482927290 The SBU noted that Russia caused one of the largest humanitarian disasters in Mariupol. The invaders bomb the civilian population, block the delivery of humanitarian aid to the city, forcibly take Ukrainians to the territory of the Russian Federation and deliberately destroy the city.

According to various estimates, there are about 120 thousand civilians in the city.. It is defended by soldiers of the Azov Regiment and the 36th Marine Brigade..

Before the start of the war, Medvedchuk was suspected of high treason for several episodes at once. The court sent him under house arrest, from which he escaped after the start of a full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. The other day, law enforcement officers detained Medvedchuk while trying to escape from Ukraine.

Recall that Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova did not rule out that Medvedchuk could be exchanged, but this required his consent..

President Volodymyr Zelensky also announced the possibility of exchanging Medvedchuk..