Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said that the pre-trial investigation into Viktor Medvedchuk, a former MP suspected of treason, was completed before the exchange with Russia.
He wrote about it on Facebook.
"In exchange for the life and freedom of our defenders, Ukraine gave Medvedchuk. The pre-trial investigation has been completed. Medvedchukʼs testimony is documented. We do not release anyone, but transfer them from the Ukrainian prison to the big prison called Russia," the Prosecutor General noted.
He added that the authorities remember all the prisoners and are working on the exchange of "everyone for everyone".
"In our turn, on the part of the Prosecutor Generalʼs Office, we are making every effort to bring our heroes home," Kostin added.
- On the night of September 22, Ukraine exchanged prisoners with Russia. Ukraine returned 215 defenders of Mariupol, including the commanders of the "Azov" regiment, and Putinʼs godfather Viktor Medvedchuk and 55 Russian soldiers were returned to Russia.
- On the afternoon of September 21, it became known that the Russian authorities handed over to Saudi Arabia 10 captured foreigners who fought for Ukraine and were sentenced to death by the occupiers.