Russia and Ukraine prisoner exchange due 'any day', says official | BBC News

Russia and Ukraine prisoner exchange due 'any day', says official | BBC News

A Ukrainian official has told the BBC they hope a New Year prisoner exchange with Russia will happen "any day".

Petro Yatsenko, from Ukraine's Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, said negotiations with Moscow over prisoner swaps have become more difficult in recent months since Russian forces began making significant advances on the front line.

There were just 10 exchanges in 2024, the lowest number since the full-scale invasion began.

Ukraine doesn't publish numbers of prisoners of war being held by Russia, but the total is thought to be over 8,000.

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[gitfoad]

All the BBC's Vagini Ragenathan's have blood on their hands for their promotion of this war.

[MilankaMilosevic-lu]

There is a DISCONNECT between tne small number of prisoners, and the huge casualties reported .

[RTNewZ_android_AP]

'Hatred is the rabid dog that turns on its owner.
Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.
Bitterness is the trap that snares the hunter.
And mercy is the choice that can set them all free.'
- Max Lucado

[TerresaOxentenko]

I saw the video of what Ukrainian soldiers did to wounded Russian soldiers, early on in this conflict. Whilst they laid there on the ground gasping for air (agonal breathing) instead of recieving medical assistance, they were assassinated, shot in the chest and head by Ukraine soldiers. Yes this video circulated on Youtube. And the images seen there have not been forgotten nor have they eacaped my mind. So, Ukraine is guilty of crimes against humanity.

[douglaskachiza]

You have not covered the other prisoners captured by Ukraine, your news coverage sacks😢😢

[vytcrexyj]

They are not prisoners they are hostages...

[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

Instead of arming Ukraine; US/UK/EU tax payer money should be spent on infrastructure, healthcare, education etc.

[achd]

I do not understand why you have to put a thumbnail like that on the video change that thumbnail to a public bathroom because that is basically what those people do

[kathyullah]

NO MORE WAR PEACE --PEACE ALL OVER -- NO MORE WARS

[hmmmmm]

Ballets in the middle of a ‘war’ ??? I’ve seen it all now 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[EduardoArtistaDelavega]

Zelensky didn't try to prevent the conflict through diplomacy because he lacks honor and integrity.

In 2014 there was a coup. Soon after, there was a massacre in Odessa (dozens of people were burned alive). Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed. A civil war broke out due to the rise in ethnic tensions. For 8 years the Ukrainian military was indiscriminately shelling civilians living in Donbas.

If Zelensky honored the Minsk agreement and pledged neutrality, none of this would have happened. The 8 year civil war would have ended and Donbas would have remained part of Ukraine. War is the ultimate failure of diplomacy.

Zelensky, Poroshenko, Merkel and Hollande admitted that Ukraine had no intention to honor the Minsk agreements.

Who didn't want peace? Who advised against the 2022 peace talks in April? Hint: someone visited Zelensky in Kiev at that time

Russia's national security was compromised once NATO began to expand eastwards. Russia clearly stated that Ukraine joining NATO was a red line (November 2021) and unfortunately this concern was never taken seriously. The Russians openly stated: if nothing changes, we will be forced to act in order to defend our national security. Enhancing the national security of one country at the expense of another is unacceptable. The Russians have legitimate security concerns.

20th September, 2021: Ukraine launched military drills with US and NATO.

NATO is not a defensive alliance. NATO illegally bombed Yugoslavia (a direct violation of the U.N. Charter).
We should never forget what they did to Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq etc.

Who blew up the pipeline causing an environmental disaster?

Zelensky banned all opposition and arrested a leading priest.

Zelensky tried to invoke article 5 under false pretenses. Remember the incident in Poland.

Ethnic Russians living in Ukraine were treated as subhuman. Their language and culture was being oppressed.
Poroshenko said, “Our children will go to schools and kindergartens—theirs will hide in the basements”.

Russians will never forget the 2014 Odessa massacre. The whole world needs to know about it.

Why was Denis Kireev eliminated? He was a member of Ukraine's negotiating team during the peace negotiations. He wanted to help his country.

Ukraine has a hit list. They target artists, journalists and ordinary citizens. Hundreds of children are on this list. 13 year old Faina Savenkova was placed on this list.
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters is on this list. Jimmy Dore (American stand-up comedian, podcaster) and Aaron Maté (Canadian writer and journalist) are on this list.

There is evidence that Ukrainian troops have been indiscriminately shelling civilians in Donbas (they used petal mines and targeted areas where there was no military presence).

The azov troops trapped in the azovstal steelworks in Mariupol used human shields. They refused to allow civilians to leave despite of humanitarian corridors being present.
Russia held a proposed cease fire in order for the civilians to leave, but azov would not allow the civilians to leave.

Ukraine has committed many acts of terrorism (car bombs and other forms of assassination). Darya Dugina (journalist) R.I.P.

The first terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed the truck driver and the individuals in the adjacent car (innocent civilian victims).
The second terrorist attack on the Kerch bridge killed two parents and severely injured their young daughter.

I have done a lot of research and it took me a long time to write this comment. I have stated a lot of facts and I have given my honest opinion.
I have provided a brief summary of events that took place. In order to explain this whole situation in great detail, a book would need to be written.
Hopefully someone will write an UNBIASED book, stating facts and allowing the readers to form their own judgments. Everything I said can be fact checked and verified.

[UK-NewsColumn_Org]

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
— Sun Tzu

[achd]

doctor zelensky honestly you need to give up and move to afghanistan that is where your people live

[justgarry]

Freedom only to return to the front lines one presumes.

[RT_Android_ApP]

🤡Bojo and the Ghost of Kiev... remember? 👀

[jaybro]

any idea how many died? what about their family?

[achd]

anyone notice the thumbnail change the thumbnail your love is repulsive

[nextentrepreneur]

Does anyone know the name of the music played at the start?

[achd]

put a different thumbnail on there I do not want to look at them

[seiwarriors]

Fix the audio bbc headphones aint right