Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi met with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, who arrived in Ukraine on an official visit and will stay here for several days. Sadovyi and Parolin discussed the Vatican's role in the exchange of prisoners of war and the return of fallen Ukrainian defenders from the temporarily occupied territories. Sadovyi wrote about this on his Telegram channel, UNN reports .
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Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin arrived in Ukraine on an official visit. This is actually the second person after the Pope to visit the Vatican. (...) One of the main issues raised at the meeting was the Vatican's role in the exchange of prisoners of war and the return of fallen Ukrainian defenders from the temporarily occupied territories. The exchange of bodies is a complex topic, but we cannot remain silent about it
He also said that Pietro Parolin would be in Ukraine for several days. In particular, he plans to visit Odesa, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr region.
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Another 95 Ukrainian defenders, including soldiers, members of the National Guard and border guards, were released from Russian captivity thanks to the mediation efforts of the United Arab Emirates. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that we are looking for everyone who may be captured.