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The President of Ukraine emphasized that there are more prisoners of war in the ...

During the counter -offensive of the Armed Forces, hundreds of Russian military were captured - Zelensky

The President of Ukraine emphasized that there are more prisoners of war in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, so the task of Ukrainian defenders to replenish the exchange fund. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky gave the Reuters information agency a detailed interview, which, among other things, spoke about a counter -offensive in the Kharkiv region and how Crimea will be returned.

Zelensky discussed the most important issues with the journalist, saying what happened for 206 days of the war in Ukraine. He noted that during a counter -offensive in the Kharkiv region, which the European generals had already called "almost a textbook", the President of Ukraine confirmed the fact that many Russian soldiers were captured.

However, he emphasized that "the Russians have more of our prisoners than we have Russian military or mercenaries who work for the Russian Federation, terrorists. Therefore, our task is to replenish this exchange fund," Zelensky said. And he confirmed that the offensive in the Kharkiv direction made it possible to replenish this fund. When the journalist asked how much was captured by the Russian military, Zelensky replied: "This is hundreds.

" Speaking of the de -occupation of Crimea, the President noted that the possibility was not excluded that the peninsula would return diplomatic. But he emphasized that "Ukraine will be able to live quietly when it returns all its land. " We will remind, from the end of August, the Armed Forces went on a counter -offensive in Kherson and then in Kharkiv regions. Flaming, the Russian military threw equipment and ammunition. Many seemed to be captured voluntarily.