About 600 Russian prisoners of war are now in Ukraine. Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk announced this on the air of the telethon yesterday, informs Hromadske. According to her, a special camp should be built for them in accordance with international law..

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, at a recent meeting they talked about how to force Russia to allow the Red Cross to our prisoners and how to force Russia to release our captured soldiers. “Among them are those who have been held since 2014, including women, in the territory of Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” Vereshchuk said..

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Recall that the Ukrainian military, released from captivity, spoke about the inhumane attitude of the Russian side: they were kept in a field, pit or garage, periodically taken out one at a time, beaten with rifle butts, shot over the ear and intimidated.

Recall that in a telephone conversation with Putin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron urged him to release the prisoners.. He promised to treat prisoners in accordance with international law and provide unhindered access to them to the International Committee of the Red Cross..

A number of exchanges of prisoners of war have already taken place between Ukraine and Russia. So, on May 6, the 9th exchange took place - the ninth exchange of prisoners since the beginning of a full-scale war.

More than 40 Ukrainians return home: 28 military and 13 civilians. Among those released from captivity are 11 women, as well as the rector of the temple of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The first exchange took place on March 24, the eighth on April 30.