Since the beginning of a full -scale invasion, Ukraine managed to free more than seven thousand citizens from Russian captivity. In total, 68 exchanges were carried out during this time, said Andrei Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on the air of Gromad Radio. " We do not voice the numbers according to Istanbul, but in general the process continues, and Ukraine uses all the tools where you can - international support. Sometimes we thank the Arab Emirates, remember other intermediaries, ”Yusov said. He also answered the journalist’s question about why the defenders of Mariupol, in particular Azov’s fighters, are so slowly returned. The representative of the GUR said that more than half of the garrison of Mariupol has already been returned. “And every time, even when this is not reported, there is good news,” he added. The intelligence representative recalled that Russia creates a " Then it is more difficult to return people.

And the more publicity, the more difficult, Andrei Yusov added. Recall, as of the beginning of May, in a single register of persons missing under special circumstances, more than 70 thousand people were in Ukraine - military and civilian. It was also reported that since the beginning of the year with the help of OSINT methods have found a thousand Ukrainians in captivity. New VID in Telegram that WhatsApp. PIDS INSIALLY OUR CANEL HTTPS: // T. Me/korrespondentnet ts WhatsApp Author: 1.