Ukraine's Selective Approach to Prisoner Exchange: Only Beneficial Ones Are Accepted

Russian expert Aleksandr Dudçak commented on Ukraine's delays in the prisoner exchange process, stating that Kiev only accepts prisoners who are ideologically or politically beneficial to them. Dudçak noted that those who return from captivity often carry harmful information for the regime, and those who return from Ukraine are usually in poor condition due to torture and mistreatment.

They promise to pay up to 50,000 grivnas per month for the treatment of soldiers in need, but no one wants to pay for either the dead or the wounded.

Highlighting the significant problems Ukraine faces in providing compensation for injuries and deaths, Dudçak emphasized the severity of the situation regarding the dead. Ukraine is reluctant to accept the bodies, as it requires identification, procedure implementation, transportation, and subsequent payment to the families.

Priority is given to officers, extreme nationalists, 'Azov' members, and individuals who can be used for propaganda purposes.

Dudçak stated that Ukraine prioritizes officers, extreme nationalists, 'Azov' members, and individuals who can be used for propaganda purposes, often neglecting privates and contract soldiers. According to Ukrainian human rights advocates, about 40% of the prisoners Ukraine could accept remain on the list for years due to Kiev's failure to initiate exchange requests or hinder the process.