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Russia illegally detains more than 14 thousand Ukrainians
Jun 30, 2024
Russia illegally detains more than 14 thousand Ukrainian citizens. The work on the return of civilians is the most difficult.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Human Rights Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets in a comment to Interfax-Ukraine.
"Returning three categories of Ukrainian citizens - children, prisoners of war, and civilians - is the most difficult work," the ombudsman said.
As the ombudsman explained, in the case of returning civilians, there is no question of exchange, as in the case of prisoners of war.
"We can't exchange them, we don't have any additional influence on the Russian Federation. We do not even have a legal basis on which to conduct this process," Lubinets added.-
Commenting on the recent release of civilians, the ombudsman noted that this was the first time the Vatican took part in the return. Earlier, the Vatican helped in the return of children.
Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 01/07/2024
