The exchange of prisoners of war will now be handled by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, said Deputy Prime Minister - Minister for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk.

“For further work on the exchange of prisoners of war: I transfer my functionality for the exchange of prisoners of war to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense,” she wrote on Telegram.

She added that relevant registers have already been created in Ukraine, as well as organizational issues have been worked out, communication channels have been established..

“In the future, the exchange of prisoners of war is a joint work of the Main Intelligence Directorate and the Security Service of Ukraine,” the minister emphasized..

At the same time, the Ministry of Reintegration remains responsible for maintaining the registers of prisoners of war and working with relevant international organizations..

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Recall that several stages of prisoner of war exchanges have already taken place between Ukraine and Russia, during which several hundred people, both military and civilian, were returned home..