How many Ukrainian civilians are in Russian captivity known
At least 20,000 Ukrainian civilians are being held captive by the Russian Federation.
Ukrainian parliamentary ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said this in an interview withUkrayinska Pravda.
The total number held by the Russian Federation right now is insane. I can only name the number of those who have officially contacted me, among the relatives of the civilian hostages held by the Russian federation. This figure is over 20 thousand," Lubinets said.
In the Kiev region, according to the ombudsman, the captors took about 800 civilians.
Only of the inhabitants of the Kiev region, and the Kiev region was under occupation for a relatively short time. During that time alone, the Russians took about 800 civilians," he added.
Lubinets notes that the figure of 20,000 prisoners of war is not accurate, because some relatives of prisoners are afraid to ask for help.
In addition, Russia is trying to obstruct and manipulate the release of civilians.