More than 3,500 Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russian troops are currently prisoners of war, the Ministry of Reintegration of Ukraine reported on Friday, citing the DPA agency.

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In total, more than 4,300 Ukrainians, including more than 760 civilians, have been confirmed as prisoners of war in Russia. Their relatives receive financial support from the Ukrainian state.

For its part, Russia claims that more than 500 Russian soldiers are in captivity in Ukraine.

The authorities in Kyiv have created a prison for Russian prisoners of war, a second such prison is being prepared in Western Ukraine. Both prisons together have a capacity of approximately 900 people.

According to Ukraine’s Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lyubinez, about 2,600 Ukrainian military and civilians captured by Russia as prisoners of war have been handed over to Kyiv in a prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine since the start of the war, triggered by the Russian invasion last February. . However, the number of Russian prisoners Moscow received during these exchanges is unknown. (Agerpress)

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