Yatsenko said that after the last exchange of prisoners with the aggressor country Russia, special teams of the coordination headquarters worked and interviewed those released from captivity. Thanks to this, it was possible to find 12 more people in captivity.
“We hope that after this exchange, after the work that will be carried out by the team of the coordination headquarters, those who are still considered unconfirmed in captivity will be found,” he emphasized.
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Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets in interview founder of the publication “GORDON” I told Dmitry Gordon that about 1.8 thousand citizens of Ukraine were verifiedwho are in Russian captivity. The interview was published on January 3, 2026.
According to Lubinets, on March 5 and 6, 500 Ukrainian defenders returned home. Since the start of the full-scale invasion, 6,922 Ukrainians have been freed.
On April 11, the “Easter” exchange of prisoners took place. It was possible to return 175 military personnel and seven civilians to Ukraine.
