Umerov told how lists were formed for the exchange of prisoners and who were included in them

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The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov, commenting on the first part of the large -scale exchange of prisoners, in which 390 Ukrainians returned from the Russian Federation, said that all bodies responsible for exchange acted as a single team. Lists for exchange were formed by a single criterion – to save life. The minister told about it on his social networks.

– all key bodies responsible for preparing for exchange acted as a single team for one purpose: to bring our people home from home in The maximum short term. Military and civilian. Men and women. Each of them is ours. The lists were formed by a single criterion – to save life. As part of Istanbul arrangements, we expect new exchanges, which will last for several days, – said Umerov.

He added that the Ukrainian authorities will continue to work on returning all prisoners of defenders and civilians. The minister assured that Ukraine would return every citizen, and work on it does not stop.

• Earlier, President Zelensky confirmed that on Friday, May 23, Ukraine and Russia held the first part of the exchange of prisoners “1000 per 1000”, in which 390 Ukrainians returned home, including defenders and civilians.
• The Coordination Headquarters on the management of prisoners of war specified that 270 military and 120 civilians were returned home. The released soldiers defended the Ukrainian territory in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhya, Kherson directions, and also participated in battles in Chernihiv, Sumy and Kyiv regions.

Source: kp.ua