#Exchange

For the first time since the full-scale war, an foreign envoy—Cardinal Matteo Zuppi—was granted physical access to Ukrainian POWs, announced Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets following a recent exchange of 270 Ukrainians.

Ombudsman Lubinets reported at the “Ukraine — USA” forum on the return of 9,726 Ukrainians from Russian captivity, including 2,506 children and 464 civilians. The US played a key role in the exchanges.