In addition to the defenders of Azovstal, in Mariupol, the Russians captured the entire staff of the 555th military hospital - at least 50 doctors, nurses, dozens of wounded civilians, drivers and staff, as well as doctors from the National Guard units, 36 marine brigades, civilian doctors -. No one can name the exact number of people. And until recently, they were not even in the lists of prisoners of the Ukrainian side, told ZN. ua relative of one of the captured doctors Andrey Kryvtsov.

According to him, some of these people were captured on April 12, when the Russians entered the plant named after. Ilyich in Mariupol, the other part - in mid-May, when the so-called evacuation from the Azovstal plant took place. His relative Elena Krivtsova was captured on April 12, and this became known according to the wife of one of the prisoners who managed to call.

" It's understandable why, because they realize it's illegal to capture medics, hospital staff, and civilian wounded.. Russia, capturing civilians, doctors and people who did not hold " ua.

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The Ukrainian side confirmed that these people were actually captured. Now the relatives of the prisoners have asked the National Information Bureau (NIB) to provide a written confirmation of the status of the prisoners.. People want to make sure that our state takes care of its citizens and will not leave them even in captivity.

" First, we demand the release of our loved ones. Secondly, we want the world community to understand who our enemy is.. They break everything, every rule and norm of warfare. For them, there is no such thing as human rights, and human life means nothing to them," ua.

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Recall that recently released from captivity, paramedic and volunteer Yulia Paevskaya "