Russia will reportedly consider abandoning captured Russian troops in Ukraine to avoid having to exchange captured members of Ukraine's Azov regiment. Read more:
Russia will reportedly consider abandoning captured Russian troops in Ukraine to avoid having to exchange captured members of Ukraine’s Azov regiment. Above, residents line up to get water in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on May 10.
"I want to emphasize, Ukraine needs Ukrainian heroes alive. This is our principle. I think that every adequate person will understand these words," Zelensky said. "The operation to rescue the defenders of Mariupol was started by our military and intelligence officers. To bring the boys home, the work continues, and this work needs delicacy. And time," he added.that up to 40,000 Russian troops died or were wounded, captured or went missing during the first month of the war. The war is now nearing the end of its third month since it began in late February, so current estimates on the number of captured Russian soldiers may be much higher.
It was not immediately clear if Russia has other means to facilitate an exchange for its captured soldiers.
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