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| The 40-40 swap also included four severely injured Ukrainian POWs, Moscow’s human rights commissioner has announced | |
| The Russian Defense Ministry on Wednesday confirmed that 40 service members had returned from Ukrainian captivity, in exchange for an equal number of able-bodied Ukrainian prisoners. Four more Ukrainians with severe injuries were also sent back, as a humanitarian gesture. | |
| The Russian servicemen “faced grave danger” in captivity, the military said in a statement. They will be flown to Moscow to continue medical treatment and further rehabilitation at military facilities. | |
| Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, confirmed the addition of Ukrainian casualties to the exchange roster later in the day. | Russia’s human rights commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, confirmed the addition of Ukrainian casualties to the exchange roster later in the day. |
| “Guided by humanitarian concerns, the Russian Defense Ministry added four seriously injured Ukrainian servicemen to the exchange, which was 40 for 40,” Moskalkova wrote. | “Guided by humanitarian concerns, the Russian Defense Ministry added four seriously injured Ukrainian servicemen to the exchange, which was 40 for 40,” Moskalkova wrote. |
| Earlier in the day, Russia’s Investigative Committee announced an probe into several French citizens fighting for Ukraine, accusing them of murdering Russian prisoners. | |
| According to the agency, one of the “French mercenaries” published a photo that showed three Russian soldiers executed at point-blank range. Moscow has identified the alleged perpetrators as members of the 92nd Brigade of the Ukrainian military, as well as the infamous neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. | According to the agency, one of the “French mercenaries” published a photo that showed three Russian soldiers executed at point-blank range. Moscow has identified the alleged perpetrators as members of the 92nd Brigade of the Ukrainian military, as well as the infamous neo-Nazi Azov Battalion. |