Two Ukrainian pilots, Ivan Pepelyashko and Oleksiy Chyzh, were released from captivity by the Russian occupiers. This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 14 , April , 2022 | Ukraine News
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“Two Ukrainian pilots who were captured by the Russian occupiers were released by the Ministry of Defense. Ivan Pepelyashko and Oleksiy Chyzh were taken prisoner on March 8 near the village of Nova Basan (Chernihiv region),” the statement said.
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As noted, the place of detention for the Ukrainian pilots was changed several times, and eventually they were taken to the Kursk pre-trial detention center, where they were kept in a cell with eight other Ukrainian officers.
Ivan Pepelyashko says that despite the serious injuries in the pre-trial detention center, most Ukrainians do not receive basic medical care: “The boys are holding on, but most of the wounds have started to fester.
Exhausting interrogations were also constantly carried out. Oleksiy Chyzh recalls that each interrogation traditionally began with Putin’s propaganda that Lenin had invented Ukraine: “They forced him to record propaganda videos. If they refused, they threatened to stop bandaging their comrades’ wounds. family and the danger they face. “
The GUR reported that Russian officers even admitted during interrogations that their “blitzkrieg” had failed and that the goals had not been achieved. “They are really zombies! They ask how many” Nazis “there are in Ukraine. They repeat that they want to liberate Ukraine from the Nazis. That we will soon live in one country again and Galicia will be taken away by Poland. says Ivan Cinderella.
“Immediately after returning from captivity, the pilots were met by the head of the Ministry of Defense Kyrylo Budanov. Now Ivan Pepelyashko and Oleksiy Chyzh are safe. They are in hospital and receiving all necessary medical care,” the statement said.
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On April 1, in the Zaporizhia region, as noted in the OP, an exchange of prisoners took place. The Ukrainian side managed to return 86 servicemen, including 15 women.
Source: UKRGATE