Ukraine Gate – Kyiv – June 20, 2022- The issue of the return of captured defenders of Mariupol is being handled by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
The head of the President’s Office Andriy Yermak said this in an interview with the Left Bank.
“It is a difficult question, we are working on it. Today it is the main task, including for the GURU. We know that they are alive. As for the conditions, this issue is also being monitored. We cannot say exactly what conditions they are in. But we know they are alive. The GUR is constantly monitoring this, there is a connection with some of them, and the process of their release does not stop for an hour, “Ermak said.
The head of the President’s Office expressed hope that now the process of returning the captured defenders of Azovstal will enter an active phase.
As reported, on June 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that more than 2,500 Ukrainian servicemen from the Azovstal plant were being held captive.
The Ukrainian military held the defense of Mariupol for more than 80 days. On May 16, the evacuation of Ukrainian defenders from the Azovstal plant, blocked by Russian invaders, began and lasted for several days.
After the withdrawal of the Ukrainian military from Azovstal, according to the agreements, they are waiting for an exchange.
The Center for Strategic Communications informed that the latest chord of the “denazification” of Ukraine is planned by the so-called trial of Azov fighters.
