The exchange of prisoners with the Russian Federation: Budanov named whom Ukraine will return first (video)

This was stated by the SBU Chairman Vasyl Malyuk at a joint briefing with the heads of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the GUR MOU, the SZR and the Ombudsman of the Verkhovna Rada. He confirmed that the SBU special forces were captured by more than a hundred Russian military in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. Among them are officers and representatives of the Akhmat unit. "Yesterday we conducted a filigree surgery, which resulted in 102 Russian captives.

In the future, we already think about how to use our defenders home as effectively as possible," the baby said. The head of the SBU reported that military counterintelligence and investigators of the SBU have been working with the captives of the Russians. After they provide comprehensive testimony and they will carry out all the procedures provided by law by GUR and the SBU, the Ukrainian side will be able to negotiate their exchange with the Russian Federation.

The toddler also stated the expansion of the negotiation group, which on behalf of the Coordination Staff on the management of prisoners of war was preparing exchanges. It will be joined by representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Armed Forces, the GUR, the SPR and the Ombudsman. In turn, the head of the GUR MO Kirill Budanov revealed details of the strategy on future exchanges.

According to him, the first priority will return all seriously wounded and seriously ill, women, as well as those who are in half for a long time. "A special role for us is occupied by a tragic episode - these are events at Azovstal. So the issue of returning to everyone who was on" Azovstal ", we pay special attention," he stressed. The head of Ukrainian intelligence added that the work will also be done on the return of civilians, as well as Crimean Tatars and other groups.