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| Moscow trades 225 prisoners of war to Kyiv in exchange for 56 men, including Putin's close friend, Viktor Medvedchuk |
| 2022-09-22 |
| [Meduza] Pro-Kremlin Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk (whose youngest daughter is Vladimir Putin’s goddaughter) has been freed from captivity along with 55 Russian soldiers. The men were traded to Moscow on September 21, and all it cost the Kremlin was the release of four times as many prisoners: 215 Ukrainian POWs (including members of the Azov Regiment and defenders of the Azovstal iron and steel works), plus 10 foreign combatants captured while fighting for Ukraine. Following the prisoner exchange, Ukraine’s armed forces said in a statement that Medvedchuk can still be prosecuted in absentia for treason and the attempted looting of national resources in Crimea. Big exchange Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin. The Russian rank and file aren't happy about the prisoner exchange including mercenaries. It became known that in addition to the foreign mercenaries released through Saudi Arabia, a large exchange of prisoners of war took place. As they write, the exchange was carried out in the Chernihiv region. The entire top of the Nazis from Azov, who were captured in Mariupol, were released to Ukraine (we are talking about a few dozen people at least). Delivered by plane to the Chkalovsky airfield. A total of 55 people of our prisoners of war have already returned to Russia (one of them is seriously wounded - among them are captured pilots and officers who were captured during the "regrouping" in the Kharkov region). Also, the Ukrainian media report that Medvedchuk was given as a load to the prisoners of war. So far, the exact number of exchanges on both sides is not entirely clear. They say that during the day another 30 of our prisoners of war will also return home. We cross out the topic of the trial of the main war criminals in Mariupol and the execution of foreign mercenaries. UPD: Of the 55 Russians who returned from captivity today: 2 senior officers (lieutenant colonel and major) 6 junior officers 4 ensigns 40 privates and sergeants 2 servicemen of the NM DPR 1 serviceman of the NM LPR Out of 55, seven were hospitalized. Plus, Medvedchuk has already been handed over to them. Ukraine said it received 215 people, 108 of them from Azov. |
| Posted by:Snash Shairt9621 |
| #2 my thoughts exactly mike |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-09-22 11:27 |
| #1 ...Vic should stay away from windows. just sayin'. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2022-09-22 10:09 |