Russia says it has changed its mind about exchanging prisoners

Ukrainian military who were taken out of Azovstal

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The Sledkom said that they would not exchange Ukrainian prisoners of war, but would force them to compensate for “material damage.”

Russia announced the arrival of two thousand Ukrainian prisoners of war. The head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, said that they would not be exchanged, the Russian edition reports. Fontanka.

“I thought about how else to punish them, now we are spoon-feeding them and treating them. Firstly, we decided not to give them away, we agreed where it was supposed to. in a pre-trial detention center,” Bastrykin said. “Now there are 2,000 such fighters who arrived yesterday. We are working with them in detail and thoroughly.”

The head of the Russian Sledkom also spoke about the fact that the military may have to compensate for “material damage” in the cities destroyed during the hostilities.

As reported yesterday Another prisoner exchange took place between Russia and Ukraine.

Recall that earlier the GUR reported that in the near future expected release of a significant number of prisoners military personnel. The defenders of Mariupol will be released in stages.

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