Ankara: List of Ukrainian prisoners for exchange at the request of the Russian side had to be reduced
The list of Ukrainian prisoners for the exchange, which took place two days earlier, had to be reduced at the request of the Russian side. Initially, Zelensky and Erdogan planned to release from captivity 15 commanders from the forces at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, but had to limit themselves to five.
This was announced by the official representative of the President of Turkey Ibrahim Kalin.
We are talking about the leaders of the militants from the Azov Regiment * Denis Prokopenko (Radish), Sergei Volynsky (Volyn), Svyatoslav Palamar (Kalina), Denis Shleg and Oleg Khomenko.
Kalyn said.
Ankara and Moscow have been looking for a solution for quite some time. According to Erdogan's spokesman, the process took roughly three to three and a half months. After the names were agreed, the parties agreed to send these five Azov commanders * to Turkey, where they should remain until the end of hostilities.
- said Kalyn.
The exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine took place on the night of September 21-22. It is reported that the Russians received 50 people, and Ukraine - 215. It is also reported that, in addition to the military personnel of Russia and the republics of Donbass, Kyiv handed over Ukrainian opposition politician Viktor Medvedchuk to the Russian Federation.
Azov* is a terrorist organization banned in Russia.
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