The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War warns that the Russian Federation is trying to manipulate the feelings of relatives and friends of our prisoners. This is stated in the message of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
KYIV. UkraineGate. 22. July . 2022 | Ukraine News .
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“Recently, the number of attempts by the Russian Federation to use relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war for the purpose of conducting disinformation anti-Ukrainian special operations has been increasing. Such actions on the part of the occupier are based on the use of the deepest human feelings: love for loved ones and an effort to return them home. Relatives of our defenders are encouraged to go to the territory of an enemy state, where they become easy prey for the propaganda machine and special services of the occupying country. “For the sake of additional psychological pressure, the enemy deliberately manipulates the conditions of detention of Ukrainian prisoners,” the message reads.
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The Coordinating Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War stresses that such actions by relatives and friends of our prisoners do not contribute to the process of liberation. On the contrary, in many cases it complicates negotiations and delays the release date. Information about the prisoners themselves, their relatives and the place of service create a real danger both for the people who were captured and for Ukraine as a whole. Relatives of prisoners who arrived on the territory of the Russian Federation are an ideal tool for blackmailing the prisoners themselves and conducting information operations regarding Ukraine. Their real goal is to destroy the unity of Ukrainians, destabilize the political situation, and undermine Ukraine’s national security, the GUR pointed out.
Source: Ukrgate