Coordination Headquarters for Treatment of Prisoners of War established in Ukraine

“The number of captured invaders has already reached such a level that this issue cannot be left to the structures that we had before the war. Therefore, today the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine established the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. Thousands of enemy soldiers who have been captured or surrendered receive from our state the treatment required by international conventions. But there are so many of them that a special structure is needed to deal with all related issues,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his address.

He reminded that the number of killed Russian servicemen on the territory of Ukraine already exceeds 12 thousand people, while the number of wounded invaders is many times bigger.

“And we repeat to each of the invaders: you can still save yourself. At any moment. Just lay down your weapons and go home, leave our land,” the President said.

The President again appealed to Russian mothers, primarily mothers of conscripts.

“Do not send your children to war in a foreign land. Do not believe the promises that they will be sent just somewhere for exercises or just somewhere in non-combat conditions. Check where your son is. And if you have even the slightest suspicion that your son may be sent to the war against Ukraine, act immediately. Do not give your son to death or captivity. Ukraine never wanted this dreadful war. And Ukraine doesn’t want it. But it will defend as much as necessary,” Zelensky said.

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