150 citizens of Ukraine are being held in occupied Olenivka, - Lubinets
Currently, 150 citizens of Ukraine, including civilians and military personnel, are being held in the occupied Olenivka of the Donetsk region.
As reported by Censor.NET with reference to Radio Liberty, this was reported by the Verkhovna Rada's human rights representative, Dmytro Lubinets.
"We are not allowed there again. Apparently, we will get access to Olenivka only after our armed forces liberate Olenivka.
According to our information, 150 Ukrainian citizens remain there at this time. It's not just the military," the report said.
The Ombudsman also said that Ukrainian prisoners may be pressured to refuse to return to Ukraine.
"We are often given information that one or another citizen of Ukraine does not want to return. We are now working out a way to personally verify this.
As one of the options, when I am personally present and citizens of Ukraine inform me that they refuse to exchange. I consider everything else as possible pressure on our citizens so that they do not return.
I was personally present during one of the exchanges. Six women initially refused to return to Ukraine. I said that I would believe it only when they told me personally. My communication was organized right there. Out of six women, four returned to Ukraine after communicating with me. In fact, there is simply psychological pressure somewhere, manipulation somewhere," Lubinets added.
