Ukraine is negotiating the return of prisoners: who will return home first.

The negotiations with the opposing side regarding the return of Ukrainian prisoners of war are ongoing simultaneously in two directions. Bohdan Okhrimenko, the head of the Secretariat of the Coordination Staff for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, reported that discussions are underway regarding the implementation of the Istanbul agreements and the conduct of numbered exchanges.

The essence of the Istanbul agreements

According to inkorr.com: According to the criteria of the Istanbul agreements concluded in Turkey, priority should be given to the return home of all seriously ill and severely wounded Ukrainians, as well as young people under 25 years of age. Prisoner exchanges take place in a combined manner, covering those who meet the Istanbul criteria and those for whom agreements have been reached.

Attention to prisoners of war

Ukrainian prisoners of war receive the greatest attention from the government, and negotiations with the opposing side show certain progress in resolving this sensitive issue.