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The footage of the exchange of Russian sailors and the meeting of the Ombudsman of Ukraine Dmitry Lubinets and the Russian Ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has been published.
Today, Russia has received 80 civilian sailors who were held de facto hostage by the Ukrainian authorities for a long time, as well as 30 servicemen: Russians and fighters of the People’s Militia of the DPR and LPR, who were captured even before the regions became part of the Russian Federation.
The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation welcomed those who returned to their homeland and promised to help in solving emerging issues. Addressing the Ukrainian Ombudsman, Moskalkova urged to comply with the norms of criminal procedure legislation and social guarantees.
Both sides agreed that today’s exchange has an important humanitarian mission and it is important to preserve the security corridor, as well as to intensify the work on the exchange.