The exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and the Russian Federation was planned for today, January 24, but it did not take place.
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This was reported on the Facebook page of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to the Russian side, this happened as a result of the downing of a Russian Il-76 aircraft, which was allegedly transporting our prisoners, the Main Intelligence Directorate noted. “Right now we do not have reliable and comprehensive information about who exactly was on board the plane and in what quantity.
The department emphasizes that Ukraine, for its part, fulfilled all agreements on preparing the exchange – the Russian captured military personnel were delivered on time to the agreed point for the exchange, where they were safe.
The safety of our Defenders, according to the agreements, was to be ensured by the Russian side,” the Main Intelligence Directorate noted. “At the same time, the Ukrainian side was not informed of the need to ensure the security of airspace in the area of the city of Belgorod during a certain period of time, as has been done repeatedly in the past.
It is noted that Ukraine was not informed about the number of vehicles, routes and forms of delivery of prisoners.
It is known that prisoners are delivered by air, rail and road transport, the GRU notes.
The GUR notes that this situation may indicate deliberate actions by Russia aimed at creating a threat to the life and safety of prisoners.
Landing a transport aircraft in a 30-kilometer combat zone cannot be safe and in any case should be discussed by both parties, because otherwise it jeopardizes the entire exchange process, the department notes. “Based on this, we can talk about planned and deliberate actions by Russia with the aim of destabilizing the situation in Ukraine and weakening international support for our state.
Source: Racurs
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