"Russia had to show something": GUR explained a long break in the exchange of prisoners (video)

This was reported by the representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense Andriy Yusov on the air of Radio Liberty (project Svoboda. live). According to Yusov, the invaders for their propaganda purposes, trying to press on relatives of Ukrainian defenders, make various curtains, discreditation, including military-political leadership. However, exchange is a "mutual process".

A representative of Ukrainian intelligence noted that in the Russian Federation there are relatives who are trying to ask questions to the authorities and demand from it the return of their husbands. "The pause was delayed, and the aggressor had to demonstrate something. Ukraine was publicly informed:" We are ready to give Russian prisoners of war from Ukraine, but only in exchange for return of our own. "This time came," Yusov said.

Yusov noted that Ukraine is not for the first time to support other states in the implementation of exchange. He recalled the previous major exchange when 215 defenders returned, and the godfather of Kremlin Volodymyr Putin Viktor Medvedchuk - a state traitor - to Russia, then, then, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Poland were involved in this exchange.

As for why there are no "Azov" fighters, who are still in the hostile territory in the "special", the most cruel conditions, Yusov noted that there is a lot of work in this matter ". He said that every fifth of Azovstal's defenders had already returned home. "It is no secret that Russian propaganda is demonized, in particular, the defenders of Azovstal. And of course we take it into account.

And during the implementation and conduct of the negotiation process, and in general the work of the coordination headquarters. Including Azovstal defenders. In general, every fifth of Azovstal's defenders has already returned home. Yes, there is a lot of work, it will necessarily be completed and will be brought to the end, "Yusov said.

We will remind that on January 3, 230 fighters of different units of defense, which were captured by the Russian captivity, fighting on the island, on the Azovstal and other shades of the front returned to Ukraine on January 3. This is the first exchange of captives in 2024 after more than 6 months of break. After all, the Russians from August 2023 have constantly disrupted negotiations. Meanwhile, 248 Russians were returned in Russia.