During the war unleashed by Russia, Ukrainian military and civilians can be captured. If this happens, their loved ones should be very careful..

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The National Information Bureau (NIB) recalls that excessive specificity in media coverage of the topic of being in captivity can complicate the process of releasing prisoners of war, writes Telegram - the channel of the Ministry for the Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories.

Since in this way the enemy can learn new information about the prisoners, as well as draw conclusions based on the memories of those released from captivity.

For the sake of the safety of defenders and defenders, relatives of prisoners and their friends are recommended:.

avoid excessive media exposure of prisoners if they were not public figures before captivity;

do not make statements that the soldiers released from captivity will soon return to the front;

avoid excessive specificity in public statements about human rights violations (torture, conditions of detention) during captivity;

not to publish photo and video materials on which prisoners of war;

in conversations with the media, emphasize the need for Russia to comply with the norms of the Geneva Conventions.

The NIB stressed that every word spoken can affect the conditions of the defenders in captivity.

You can inform the NIB about a person being captured by the enemy by calling the round-the-clock hotline number: 1648 or using chat bots in Telegram or Viber. You can also fill out an online form on the website of the National Information Bureau. For calls from abroad, the following number is valid: +38 (044) 287-81-65.

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