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During several weeks of the offensive, the Defense Forces of Ukraine captured more than 200 soldiers of the Russian Federation

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Sofiia Telishevska
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Every fifth Russian prisoner of war surrendered voluntarily.

A representative of the Main Directorate of Intelligence (MDI) of the Ministry of Defense Andriy Yusov reported this.

According to him, among the prisoners of war there are also officers, and not only ordinary soldiers. However, it is not specified how many Russian officers are currently in captivity.

"Our exchange fund increased by more than 200 captured Russians for several weeks of active actions of the Ukrainian security and the Defense Forces (both defensive and offensive). This means that it will be easier and more active to return ours. Out of this number, every fifth surrendered voluntarily," Andriy Yusov added.

During the full-scale war, Ukraine conducted 48 exchanges and was able to return 2 598 people from Russian captivity.