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Many POWs freed by Russia had suffered torture - senior Ukraine official

Published 09/22/2022, 01:21 PM
Updated 09/22/2022, 07:30 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Major General Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with Reuters, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 25, 2022. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File Photo

KYIV (Reuters) - The head of Ukraine's military intelligence said on Thursday the percentage of released Ukrainian prisoners of war who had suffered torture while in Russian detention was "rather high".

© Reuters. Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Andriy Yermak and Military Intelligence Chief Kyrylo Budanov attend a news briefing about prisoners of war (POWs) swap, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 22, 2022.  REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Kyrylo Budanov was speaking at a news conference a day after a prisoner swap was agreed between Russia and Ukraine involving almost 300 people, including foreigners.

Some of the Ukrainian POWs released by Russia were currently receiving rehabilitation in hospital in Ukraine, the country's interior minister, Denys Monastyrskyi, told the same news conference.

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