On the 24th day of the war in Ukraine, several hundred Russian servicemen are already in captivity.
On March 19, on the air of the Ukrainian telethon, Deputy Minister of Defense Anna Malyar stated.
She stressed that official Kyiv, unlike the enemy, respects and observes the norms of international law . With regard to prisoners of war of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the Geneva Convention on the Treatment of Prisoners of War applies.
— Now Ukraine is following the path of full implementation of international humanitarian law and we, unlike the enemy, will comply with all these norms in relation to prisoners of war, & # 8212; Anna Malyar emphasized.
There are no exact numbers of Russian soldiers taken prisoner yet. This is due to the fact that several departments are involved in the calculation of prisoners at once. Their data is not only summarized, but also verified.
— Now we are talking about several hundred people, — assured the deputy head of the Ministry of Defense.
In addition, the new National Information Bureau for Prisoners of War continues to work in Ukraine.
