MDI: during the last exchange of prisoners, five Ukrainians were returned from the territory of Belarus

The return of a Ukrainian soldier from Russian captivity. Archive photo: Vitalii Yurasov

During the last exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and Russia, five Ukrainians were returned from the territory of Belarus.

Andrii Yusov, a representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, reported this in a comment to RBC.

He noted that on the night from Friday to Saturday, June 29, the 53rd exchange was completed. As part of this initiative , 90 Ukrainian servicemen and 10 Ukrainian civilians were returned.

«Five of them were returned from Belarus: two men and three women,» the intelligence representative said.

Andriy Yusov emphasized that these are citizens of Ukraine who were detained by the occupiers and were in illegal detention. He added that relations between Ukraine and Belarus are «definitely difficult» today.

It will be recalled that since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine has managed to bring home more than 3 thousand of its citizens from Russian captivity.

It should be noted that the Russian military abducted and held in captivity for a long time at least ten civilians on the Kinburn Spit. Three local residents returned from captivity, having survived torture.