{"id":36228,"date":"2022-04-30T14:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T11:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=36228"},"modified":"2022-04-30T14:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T11:37:09","slug":"vereshchuk-russia-tried-to-exchange-ukrainian-civilians-for-its-prisoners-of-war-this-is-prohibited-by-the-geneva-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ukrgate.com\/eng\/?p=36228","title":{"rendered":"Vereshchuk: Russia tried to exchange Ukrainian civilians for its prisoners of war.\u00a0This is prohibited by the Geneva Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Russia tried to exchange Ukrainian civilians for Russian prisoners of war, which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.\u00a0This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister &#8211; Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk  in a conversation with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bbc.in\/3vwSums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the BBC<\/a>\u00a0,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 30 , April , 2022 | War News .<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, quoted by the publication, &#8220;Moscow tried to exchange Ukrainian civilians for Russian prisoners of war, which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vereshchuk said her office, which is responsible for negotiating the exchange of prisoners, refused and instructed Russia to return the captured Ukrainian civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is noted that there is growing evidence that Russia forcibly deported large numbers of civilians across the border after invading Ukraine in February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vereshchuk said they were used as hostages.&nbsp;&#8220;So they took all these hostages &#8211; civilians, women, local council workers &#8211; to try to use them,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We know that there are more than a thousand hostages, including almost 500 women. We know that they are in prisons and pre-trial detention centers in Kursk, Bryansk, Ryazan, Rostov,&#8221; Vereshchuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said that Russia also delayed sending women citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We are pulling out women almost with pliers. Now we refuse to exchange without women on the list. This is how we are trying to somehow save our women and civilians,&#8221; Vereshchuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is reported that during the last exchange, nine civilians were sent back with serious injuries, including amputations performed in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There were people with severe injuries in this exchange &#8211; amputated limbs, sepsis and other serious injuries,&#8221; Vereshchuk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Addition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 21, another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unn.com.ua\/ru\/news\/1973437-vidbuvsya-chergoviy-obmin-polonenimi-z-rf-dodomu-povertayutsya-10-viyskovikh-ta-9-tsivilnikh\">exchange<\/a>\u00a0of prisoners took place.\u00a019 people returned home, including 10 military (including 2 officers) and 9 civilians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unn.com.ua\/\">Ukrgate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Russia tried to exchange Ukrainian civilians for Russian prisoners of war, which is prohibited by the Geneva Convention.\u00a0This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister &#8211; Minister for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine Iryna Vereshchuk in a conversation with\u00a0the BBC\u00a0, KYIV.\u00a0UkraineGate , 30 , April , 2022 | War News . 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