Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky said that during the attack of the Russian military on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, 169 soldiers of the National Guard were captured. Negotiations are underway to exchange them..

“Chernobyl is a tragic page in our history. Unfortunately, we must state that 169 servicemen of the National Guard were captured there.. Today, some of them, according to our information, are located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, and some are in Russia,” he said..

Ukrainians were kept in dark dungeons, all means of communication were taken away, and then they were taken away.

The further fate of the military is still unknown..

" These are dungeons without light, without the ability to communicate normally.. All means of communication was taken away from them while they were there.. And then they were taken away. What is their fate, unfortunately, I can not say. Negotiations are underway to exchange them,” Monastyrsky added..

But it is not worth waiting for the exchange until the end of the active phase of hostilities, the minister warned.