The Council suggested to exchange Exnarade of Shufrich for journalists held in the Russian Federation (video)

Currently, according to the chairman of the Committee on Freedom of Speech Yaroslav Yurchishin, there are 26 Ukrainian journalists in the Russian captivity, including five women. With regard to two other media, information is specified. There are at least 26 Ukrainian journalists who are stolen at different times in the occupied territories of Ukraine among thousands of civilian hostages held in Russian captivity.

This was discussed in the program "Release our relatives" on the air of "Public Radio" on April 30. The People's Deputy, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Freedom of Speech Yaroslav Yurchyshyn noted that international organizations that take care of the return of prisoners of war, profile public organizations such Hosting home, including Ukrainian media.

Yurchyshyn stressed that the situation is complicated by the fact that prisoners of war are usually an international mechanism for returning home. As for civilians, they cannot even be considered prisoners of war, they are in fact hostages in Russia. However, the Ukrainian media community and the coordination headquarters on prisoners of war, public organizations, the world community are looking for opportunities to return Ukrainian journalists.

Currently, according to Yurchishin, these are 26 people, including five women. With regard to two more journalists, information is specified. As Yurchyshyn emphasized, there was even a proposal that, in his opinion, is quite right.

It is to exchange the former people's deputy Nestor Shufrych, who is probably dear to his curators from the Russian authorities, for all mediators from Ukraine, stolen since the beginning of the war in 2014 during the occupation in the captured lands, in temporarily occupied territories - in the Donbass, south of the country. In the Crimea. According to Yurchishin, proposals such as the exchange of assets of Russian officials and oligarchs for civilians who are in Russian prison are also sound.

The Chairman of the Committee spoke about the basic provisions of the resolution supported by the Verkhovna Rada regarding the release of journalists - hostages of the regime of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, about actions taken by Ukrainian human rights activists for the release of civilians, which Russians consider allegedly their citizens and judged by laws.