«When will I hug my dad?»: relatives of prisoners of war came to a rally in Mykolaiv
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- Olena Kozubovska
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13:19, 02 June, 2024
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVestiOn Sunday, June 2, a rally of native prisoners of war was held in Mykolaiv. Among the demonstrators are the wives, children and mothers of Mykolaiv POW marines.
This was reported by the correspondent of NikVesti.
Protesters gathered in front of the «Azovstal» stele in the center of Mykolaiv. The purpose of the rally is to remind the world about the prisoners of war who have been in Russian captivity for more than two years.
«Unfortunately, there are very few marines in exchanges, the aggressor country for some reason does not want to give up our guys, the coordination headquarters is working, everyone is working on the release of our guys, but we see that very few marines are returning from captivity, so we gather at such actions, to unite our society and show that each of our people is important to us. We want to bring everyone home, we want to find all the missing people, and with our actions we want to show the world that it hurts us, that this topic is very important and that we need help,» said the wife of one of the defenders of Mariupol, a soldier of the 36th Marine Brigade Olena.
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVestiAmong the protesters are a large number of children who are waiting for their parents to be released from captivity.
«When will I hug my dad?» says the inscription on one of the posters in the hands of a little girl.
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVesti
Rally in support of prisoners of war in Mykolaiv. Photo: NikVestiWe will remind you that in Mykolaiv every week there are events reminding about the prisoners of war of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. So, on Sunday, March 31, an action was held in Mykolaiv in support of Ukrainian prisoners of war and defenders who have gone missing.
Also, on March 7 in Mykolaiv, a car rally and a reminder campaign about the prisoners of war of the Armed Forces took place.
In particular, on Sunday, February 18, a rally of relatives and friends in support of prisoners of war was held in Mykolaiv. Among the protesters are the relatives of captured Mykolaiv soldiers, including defenders of «Azovstal».
Also, on February 4, a large-scale action in support of prisoners of war and missing Ukrainian soldiers took place in Mykolaiv.
Even earlier, on October 28, in Mykolaiv, before the All-Ukrainian Day of Support for the Army, a rally was already held with the demand to direct money from the city budget not to roads and improvements, but to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
As you know, the Mykolaiv City Council has already allocated about 700 million hryvnias to the needs of the Defense Forces.
In addition, on November 4, residents of Mykolaiv joined the action in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that on January 31, Ukraine returned 207 Ukrainian soldiers from Russian captivity. 83 of them are National Guardsmen, border guards and policemen.