Important to Russia: Zelensky explained why the Kremlin exchanged Medvedchuk

This was stated by the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine (OP) Kirill Tymoshenko on the air of a single telecommunication. The operation to exchange prisoners, according to him, was coordinated by the head of OP Andriy Yermak, it was attended by Ukrainian specialists and intelligence specialists. "It was a difficult operation, difficult negotiations. We received 215 defenders of Ukraine - 205 Ukrainians and 10 foreign citizens. This is a great luck," he said.

The operation, according to Tymoshenko, took place in many territories. Back in May, the Kremlin did not agree to exchange Medvedchuk for the military. Changing the views once again shows that the words and actions of the Russians are radically different, Tymoshenko said. "Words are one thing, but how everything happens is a little different. Most of their words, and perhaps in 100% of cases, do not coincide with how they really are.

I think many Ukrainians did not believe the last thing that would happen," Said the official. We will remind that on the evening of September 21 Ukraine and Russia exchanged prisoners, among them were defenders of the Mariupol plant "Azovstal". Viktor Medvedchuk was exchanged for 200 prisoners of war with Azovstal. Five plant defense commanders were returned in exchange for 55 Russian invaders.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that the commanders of the Azov special post will be in Turkey under the protection of its President Recep Erdogan. Officers will be able to return to Ukraine after the fighting. The exchange of Viktor Medvedchuk will not interfere with his cases in court, including the issue of confiscation of property, the SBU said. Focus wrote earlier that Ukraine is working on the plan of exchange of captured "everyone" format.