In total, Ukraine returned 3,767 of its citizens from russian captivity. Almost all of them required long treatment and rehabilitation.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced this.
"Torture, humiliation and hunger are what our Ukrainian people are going through in Russian prisons and camps. We managed to bring home 3,767 Ukrainian men and women," the message reads.
According to Zelenskyy, almost all of them needed long-term treatment and rehabilitation.
Meanwhile, the aggressor state russia illegally detains thousands more Ukrainians and continues the forced resettlement of children.
"Together with everyone in the world who respects human life, we must do everything to free each and every one. We count on the help of the Vatican and all our partners!" added the President.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, up to 90% of Ukrainian soldiers were subjected to torture, sexual violence or other forms of inhumane treatment in russian captivity.
Meanwhile, the ISW noted that the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk Oblast increasingly encourages the aggressor state russia to participate in prisoner exchanges. In particular, since the beginning of the operation, both sides exchanged a total of 267 prisoners of war during three separate exchanges before the last one, which took place on October 18.
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