Russian authorities rejected Ukraine’s offer to exchange all Muslim prisoners of war from both camps at the beginning of Ramadan on March 22, Daria Zarivna, adviser to the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine on communications, told Voice of America, citing the Kyiv Independent.
“We made a proposal to exchange Muslims from both sides as a sign of respect for their culture and traditions, but the Russian side accepted this idea without much enthusiasm,” Zarivna said.
During the last exchange of prisoners on April 3, Ukraine returned 10 military personnel and two civilians from Russian captivity, the Coordinating Command for the Treatment of Prisoners of War reported.
According to the coordination headquarters, five servicemen were seriously injured.
The fighters were captured during the fighting in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, including near Bakhmut. One civilian was from the village of Liptsi, Kharkiv region, the other from Mariupol.
According to the coordination headquarters, more than five seriously wounded soldiers are still in Russian captivity, and Ukraine was counting on their release.
Since the beginning of the invasion, the Coordination Headquarters has made 39 changes. More than 2,000 people have been released from Russian captivity, the coordination headquarters reports.
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