Turkish Ombudsman receives permission to visit Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia
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Russia has agreed to a visit by Turkish Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç to places where Ukrainian prisoners are held. The date of the visit is not yet known, and at least 115 seriously ill Ukrainians are being held in captivity.
Russia has agreed to the visit of Turkish Ombudsman Şeref Malkoç to the places where Ukrainian prisoners are held. This was reported by the Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmytro Lubinets, UNN reports.
"...Russia still does not comply with the Geneva Conventions. We can see this by the condition in which soldiers return home after captivity. However, it has finally become known that Russia has agreed to a visit by the Chief Ombudsman of Turkey, Şeref Malkoç, who, like in Ukraine, will visit places where prisoners of war are held. The date of his visit remains unknown," Lubinets said.
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According to information from open sources, there are about 115 seriously ill and severely wounded in Russian captivity, but this figure may not be final.
