Russian invaders kidnap relatives of Ukrainian military, including children. This was reported by the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

In particular, cases of kidnapping of relatives of Ukrainian defenders in the temporarily occupied territories are becoming systemic..

“Unfortunately, the databases of Ukrainian citizens fall into the hands of rashists when seizing administrative buildings or with the help of collaborators-traitors,” intelligence notes..

It is reported that today most of these cases are recorded in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporozhye, Kherson and Mykolaiv regions..

At the same time, the invaders kidnap both adult relatives (including women and the elderly) and children.. In particular, it recently became known that Russian troops took hostage several children of a Ukrainian soldier..

In the future, the Russians can contact the military and demand to arrive in the temporarily occupied territories in exchange for the safety of their relatives..

The GUR emphasized that each of these cases is evidence of the most terrible war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine..

" Those guilty of committing them will be justly punished, ”the intelligence notes..

It is reported that for security reasons, the Main Intelligence Directorate does not name the names of the injured servicemen and abducted relatives..

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Earlier it was reported that the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened a hotline for relatives and friends of the Ukrainian military.

Everyone can leave information about their relatives, receive psychological assistance, as well as an explanation of the rights that relatives of prisoners of war, missing and dead have.