A rally in support of captured defenders was held in Kiev

In Kiev and 11 other cities of Ukraine, the action "Don't be silent! Captivity kills!" was held simultaneously.

According to the organisers of the action, the Association of Families of Azovstal Defenders, this action is a reminder of Ukrainian prisoners of war, in particular the defenders of Mariupol, who have been held in Russian captivity for more than 1.5 years.

To remind about the defenders who are waiting to return to their homeland, their relatives and close friends organised a living corridor with cardboard in their hands.

For us, the families of the captured soldiers, this is another opportunity to remind the society and the whole world about those who are being tortured and killed by the enemy right now in captivity only because they defended Ukraine," they explained.

The organisers of the action reminded that the Azovstal defenders had been in captivity for more than 560 days.

Actions in support of the prisoners were held in Kiev, Dnipro, Vinnitsa, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Cherkasy, Kovel, Odessa and Kryvyi Rih.