Ombudsman Lubinets to visit 400 Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia by the end of the year
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Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets announces plans to visit up to 400 Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russia by the end of the year, following a recent visit to 119 prisoners.
Ombudsmen of Ukraine and Russia to visit up to 400 prisoners of war by the end of the year of prisoners of war held on their territory, said the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets, the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights, said during a national telethon, UNN reports.
I can officially declare that we have an agreement by the end of this year, on the eve of the Christmas holidays, on the eve of the new year, three more visits three more visits should take place... That is, I hope that we will visit up to 400 of our citizens will be visited. Thus, through the counterpart, as I call my Russian counterpart. Russian counterpart, we will be able to get at least some access to our citizens
He also noted that a recent visit to 119 captured Ukrainian servicemen. The Ombudsman emphasized that visits are a tool to understand that Ukraine's defenders are alive.
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