Families of Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing persons, during a meeting with the special representative of the Pope, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, handed him lists of Ukrainian prisoners of war, counting on further assistance from the Holy See in their release. This was reported by Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk, informs UNN.
Details
According to her, the conversation was about the fighters of "Azov", the torture of Ukrainian defenders in Russian captivity, about illegally convicted military personnel, female prisoners, seriously wounded and seriously ill prisoners of war, as well as about those soldiers whose captivity has not yet been confirmed by the Russian side.
The Holy See remains one of the few international actors that has the ability to conduct a humanitarian dialogue on the release of our people. We highly appreciate these efforts
Reminder
Since the beginning of 2026, as part of the prisoner exchange, it has been possible to return almost 1.6 thousand Ukrainians, and in total - over 9.5 thousand.