Media: two Russians exchanged for captured Ukrainian security officials
36
Aleksandra Aleksandrov and Yevgeny Yerofeyev, whom the SBU regards as Russian military, were exchanged for Ukrainian security officials who were held captive by the militia, reports RIA News with reference to Gazeta.ru.
The publication of this information was provided by lawyer Alexandrova Konstantin Kravchuk, as well as unnamed sources in law enforcement agencies.
“At the moment it is only known that the Russians who were subjected to torture were exchanged for several people who fought on the side of Kiev, who were in captivity of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics. Among them are both Ukrainians and citizens of other states, ”writes the publication.
The Defense Ministry refused to comment on the information.
The agency recalls that Yerofeyev and Aleksandrov were detained on May 16 near one of the Ukrainian roadblocks in the Donbass, in Kiev they were immediately announced by the Russian military. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the Russian citizenship of the detainees, but at the same time stated that neither the one at the time of the capture was active soldiers.
Our news channels
Subscribe and stay up to date with the latest news and the most important events of the day.
Dear reader, to leave comments on the publication, you must sign in.
"Right Sector" (banned in Russia), "Ukrainian Insurgent Army" (UPA) (banned in Russia), ISIS (banned in Russia), "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham" formerly "Jabhat al-Nusra" (banned in Russia) , Taliban (banned in Russia), Al-Qaeda (banned in Russia), Anti-Corruption Foundation (banned in Russia), Navalny Headquarters (banned in Russia), Facebook (banned in Russia), Instagram (banned in Russia), Meta (banned in Russia), Misanthropic Division (banned in Russia), Azov (banned in Russia), Muslim Brotherhood (banned in Russia), Aum Shinrikyo (banned in Russia), AUE (banned in Russia), UNA-UNSO (banned in Russia), Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people (banned in Russia), Legion “Freedom of Russia” (armed formation, recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation and banned), Kirill Budanov (included to the Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists)
“Non-profit organizations, unregistered public associations or individuals performing the functions of a foreign agent,” as well as media outlets performing the functions of a foreign agent: “Medusa”; "Voice of America"; "Realities"; "Present time"; "Radio Freedom"; Ponomarev Lev; Ponomarev Ilya; Savitskaya; Markelov; Kamalyagin; Apakhonchich; Makarevich; Dud; Gordon; Zhdanov; Medvedev; Fedorov; Mikhail Kasyanov; "Owl"; "Alliance of Doctors"; "RKK" "Levada Center"; "Memorial"; "Voice"; "Person and law"; "Rain"; "Mediazone"; "Deutsche Welle"; QMS "Caucasian Knot"; "Insider"; "New Newspaper"
Information