Seven more civilians brought back to Ukraine from Russian captivity

Seven more Ukrainian civilians, whom Russia had illegally held captive for years, were brought home on 27 June.

Source: Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner, on Facebook

Details: Lubinets said this was the result of work with his Russian counterpart, Yana Lantratova.

The Ukrainians who have been brought home are aged between 35 and 66. They were detained by Russian forces during the occupation of Mariupol, in Kyiv Oblast's Bucha district and Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia and Luhansk oblasts.

Quote from Lubinets: "One Ukrainian was abducted from his own home by the Russians solely because his sons serve in Ukraine's Armed Forces. Another Ukrainian was abducted on his way to work, where he was heading on the day of Russia's invasion.

Among those released is also a volunteer who joined the Angels of Taira brigade in Mariupol in 2022. Taira [Yulia Paievska, a Ukrainian paramedic and volunteer] was detained together with him that same day, and we managed to bring her home earlier [on 17 June 2022 – ed.]."

Background: Ukraine brought 160 Ukrainian citizens back from Russian captivity as a result of the latest prisoner exchange with Russia a day earlier.

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